Abstract
Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a condition characterized by inflammation and narrowing of the lungs' airways and damaged air sacs. It is a major preventable and treatable public health problem around the globe. The study aimed to identify risk factors associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease among adults. Subject and methods: A total of City, Northern Border Province, Saudi Arabia in the period from January 2019 to December 2019. Results: Risk factors with significant differences found between COPD and control groups were gender, age, level of education, residence, socioeconomic status, family history, smoking passive smoking, and dusty work (P < 0.05). In multivariable analysis, smoking amount and duration, family history of COPD, history of poorly treated asthma, and age were the only independent factors associated with higher odds of having COPD. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that amount and duration of smoking not just smoking alone were important risk factors of COPD.