Decreased COPD prevalence in Sweden after decades of decrease in smoking

Helena Bäckman; Lowie E.G.W. Vanfleteren; Anne Lindberg; Linda Ekerljung; Caroline Stridsman; Malin Axelsson; Ulf Nilsson; Bright I. Nwaru; Sami Sawalha; Berne Eriksson; Linnéa Hedman; Madeleine Rådinger; Sven‐Arne Jansson; A. Ullman; Hannu Kankaanranta; Jan Lötvall; Eva Rönmark; Bo Lundbäck

doi:10.1186/s12931-020-01536-4

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The prevalence of COPD has decreased in Sweden, and the prevalence of moderate to severe COPD was particularly low. The decrease follows a major decrease in smoking prevalence over several decades, but smoking remained the dominating risk factor for COPD.

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