Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Gregory L Kinney

Publications

• Research Article
  The Protective Effect of Hispanic Ethnicity on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mortality is Mitigated by Smoking Behavior
  Author(s): Gregory L Kinney, Deborah SK Thomas, Lisa Cicutto, Lee S Newman, Sharon Lutz and John E HokansonGregory L Kinney, Deborah SK Thomas, Lisa Cicutto, Lee S Newman, Sharon Lutz and John E Hokanson
  
  Rationale: Studies in Hispanic/Latino populations have shown ethnicity to be either a predictive or protective factor for COPD mortality and it is unclear whether this disagreement is attributable to ethnic differences in smoking rates, smoking behavior or differences in genetic susceptibility. Objectives: This study will examine the role of smoking behavior as a means of explaining differences in risk for COPD mortality between Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites. Methods: Participants were recruited into a cohort study from the San Luis Valley in Colorado beginning in the early 1980’s and followed for mortality until 2012. COPD and cardiovascular disease are often comorbid conditions and account for the competing risk of CVD in the analysis of COPD mortality. Mortality searches were conducted regularly and all ICD codes were collected for mortality event. Pri.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000220

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