Key result
In low socioeconomic status individuals, an unhealthy lifestyle increased the risk of incident chronic respiratory diseases compared to a healthy lifestyle (HR 2.36; 95% CI 2.15-2.60).
Why the study?
The study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between socioeconomic status, lifestyle factors, and their combined impact on chronic respiratory diseases.
Does the combination of low socioeconomic status and unhealthy lifestyle increase the incidence of chronic respiratory diseases?
Population
296,731 participants from the UK Biobank
Comparison
Socioeconomic status groups and healthy lifestyle score categories
Design
Prospective cohort study
Authors
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May support lifestyle counseling in low-SES patients; hypothesis-generating for targeted CRD prevention trials.
Cohort (n=296,731)
Does the combination of low socioeconomic status and unhealthy lifestyle increase the incidence of chronic respiratory diseases?
Hazard Ratio: 2.36 (95% CI 2.15–2.6)
Low socioeconomic status combined with an unhealthy lifestyle significantly increases the risk of incident chronic respiratory diseases, with lifestyle factors mediating a small portion of the SES-related risk.
Yang et al. (2025) conducted a cohort in chronic respiratory diseases (n=296,731). Low socioeconomic status and unhealthy lifestyle vs. Healthy lifestyle (score ≥3) was evaluated on Incidence of chronic respiratory diseases (HR 2.36, 95% CI 2.15-2.60). In low socioeconomic status individuals, an unhealthy lifestyle increased the risk of incident chronic respiratory diseases compared to a healthy lifestyle (HR 2.36; 95% CI 2.15-2.60).
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