Divergent Trajectories and Risk Factor Attribution of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Burden in China and the United States, 1990-2023: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis with Projections to 2035 Based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis · 2026 · PMC12994402 · PMID 41853750

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a decreasing trendno p-value reported

an increasing trendno p-value reported

An EAPC significantly greater than zero indicated an increasing trend, while an EAPC significantly less than zero indicated a decreasing trend.

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