Association between waist circumference change and incident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among Chinese adults: a 10-year cohort study

Abstract The aim of our study was to investigate waist circumference (WC) change and the risk of incident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among Chinese adults. A total of 8164 participants aged > 18 years who attended health examinations with repeat measurements of WC and lung functi...

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Main Authors: Yun-Lei Ma, Han-Jun Zhao, Ying-Hao Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23248-z