Socioeconomic Status as a Couse of COPD

The risk of developing COPD appears to be inversely related to socioeconomic status—the risk of COPD is higher among people with a lower socioeconomic status. Like the relation­ship of COPD to previous respiratory tract infections, this relationship may be due to other causes (eg, pollution).

In Summary other risk factors are;

  • continued exposure to environmental pollutants
  • history of childhood respiratory tract infections
  • socioeconomic status