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Positive association between moderate altitude and chronic lower respiratory disease mortality in United States counties

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  • Jeongeun Hwang
  • Miso Jang
  • Namkug Kim
  • Seunghyun Choi
  • Yeon-Mok Oh
  • Joon Beom Seo

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For patients with chronic lower respiratory disease, hypobaric hypoxia at a high altitude is considered a risk factor for mortality. However, the effects of residing at moderately high altitudes remain unclear. We investigated the association between moderate altitude and chronic lower respiratory disease mortality. In particular, we examined the lower 48 United States counties for age-adjusted chronic lower respiratory disease mortality rates, altitude, and socioeconomic factors, including tobacco use, per capita income, population density, sex ratio, unemployment, poverty, and education between 1979 and 1998. The socioeconomic factors were incorporated into the correlation analysis as potential covariates. Considerable positive (R = 0.235; P

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  • Jeongeun Hwang & Miso Jang & Namkug Kim & Seunghyun Choi & Yeon-Mok Oh & Joon Beom Seo, 2018. "Positive association between moderate altitude and chronic lower respiratory disease mortality in United States counties," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(7), pages 1-10, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0200557
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200557
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    1. Johannes Burtscher & Gregoire P. Millet & Barbara Leitner & Martin Burtscher, 2022. "Health Benefits of Residence at Moderate Altitude Do Not Reduce COVID-19 Mortality," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-7, December.

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