About the data: We used the family income data from the 2013 American Community Survey. This counts only families, which the government defines as households with two or more people related by birth, marriage or adoption. The graph focuses on families living in the country's 30 most populous cities.
Diseases and conditions that may cause edema include: 1  Congestive heart failure. 2  Cirrhosis. 3  Kidney disease.  Kidney 1  damage. Weakness or damage to veins in your legs.  Inadequate lymphatic 1  system. Symptoms.  Risk factors.
What causes swelling in the ankles, legs and feet for people with COPD? People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may have swelling in their ankles, legs and feet. This kind of swelling is not caused directly by the COPD patientâs chronic bronchitis or emphysema. Instead, complications of COPD called âpulmonary hypertensionâ and âcor pulmonaleâ often cause the swelling.