Prevalence and risk factors of lung nodules in a non-smoking Chinese population: a prospective study of low-dose computed tomography screening
This real-world study of a non-smoking Chinese population revealed high lung nodule detection rates, with women exhibiting a higher detection rate than men. SHS has emerged as a significant risk factor for both lung and clinically relevant nodules. These findings highlight the importance of refining LDCT screening strategies and risk models for non-smoking populations in Asia.
Authors
- Lina Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1973-5667)
- Huang Yr
- Yi Teng
- Y. Tang
- Zewei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0196-2132)
- Haohua Zhu
- Shijun Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7932-5702)
- Zhijian Xu
- Kai Zhang
- Wei Tang
- Jianwei Wang
- Ning Wu
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- National Cancer Center (US)
- National Clinical Research (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pulmonary Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-026-04108-2
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00