Ethnic differences in prevalence and behaviors of smoking and their association with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among the elderly in rural southwest China: A cross-sectional study
The present study shows that ethnicity plays a significant role in influencing both the prevalence and behaviors related to smoking among elderly people in rural southwest China. Future efforts to prevent and reduce tobacco use in rural China should consider ethnicity, as culturally tailored tobacco control strategies could help prevent and manage the COPD epidemic.
Authors
- Allison Rabkin Golden
- Gui-yi Wang
- Le Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0970-4920)
- Xia Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1879-1248)
- Lan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2860-0943)
- Yi Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2386-2741)
- Guo-Hui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5411-2448)
Institutions
- Kunming Medical University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tobacco Induced Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18332/tid/209144
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00