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We aimed to examine the correlation between GERD and COPD as well as secondary related reflux complications, such as esophageal stricture, esophageal cancer, and Barrett\u2019s esophagus. Methods: This population-based analysis included 7,159,694 patients. Patients diagnosed with GERD with and without COPD were compared to those without GERD. The enrollment of COPD included centrilobular and panlobular emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Risk factors of COPD or GERD were used for adjustment. Bivariate analyses were performed using the chi-squared test or Fisher exact test (2-tailed) for categorical variables as appropriate to assess the differences in the groups. Results: Our results showed that COPD patients had a significantly higher incidence of GERD compared to those without COPD (27.8% vs. 14.1%, p &lt; 0.01). After adjustment of demographics and risk factors, COPD patients had a 1.407 times higher risk of developing non-erosive esophagitis (p &lt; 0.01), 1.165 higher risk of erosive esophagitis (p &lt; 0.01), 1.399 times higher risk of esophageal stricture (p &lt; 0.01), 1.354 times higher risk of Barrett\u2019s esophagus without dysplasia (p &lt; 0.01), 1.327 times higher risk of Barrett\u2019s esophagus with dysplasia, as well as 1.235 times higher risk of esophageal cancer than those without COPD. Conclusions: Based on the evidence from this study, there are sufficient data to provide convincing evidence of an association between COPD and GERD and its secondary reflux-related complications.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina59071270","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,10]],"date-time":"2023-07-10T00:35:21Z","timestamp":1688949321000},"page":"1270","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Elucidating the Link: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and the Complex Interplay of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Reflux-Related Complications"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"59","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2666-1133","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xiaoliang","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Internal Medicine Residency Program, Joan C. 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