Identifying risk factors for adverse lung health outcomes among rural Appalachian women
This study highlights the high levels of reduced lung function among rural Appalachian women, including varying risk factors between those with restrictive and obstructive function. The high prevalence of restrictive function among middle-aged women with high BMI, poor cardiovascular health, and multiple comorbidities suggests the need for culturally tailored health behavior interventions.
Authors
- Wayne T. Sanderson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9460-0450)
- Courtney J. Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3274-7304)
- John C. Flunker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0715-6254)
- Jessica R. Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6954-2663)
- W. Jay Christian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6904-3971)
- Steven R. Browning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7922-7459)
- Nancy E. Schoenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4227-6326)
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- University of Kentucky (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Markey Cancer Center (US)
- Community Impact (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Rural Health
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.70035
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00