Table 1 Demographics of the cohort of COPD patients (n = 39,879)
Patient Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
Age | 70.6 (SD: 11.2) |
Age Distribution | |
 50 < 60 | 8356 (21.0%) |
 60 < 70 | 10,212 (25.7%) |
 70 < 80 | 12,436 (31.2%) |
  ≥ 80 | 8785 (22.1%) |
Female | 21,273 (53.5%) |
Income Quintile | |
 1 | 9701 (25.6%) |
 2 | 7864 (20.8%) |
 3 | 6854 (18.1%) |
 4 | 6381 (16.8%) |
 5 | 5696 (15.0%) |
Health Authority | |
 Interior | 8569 (21.6%) |
 Fraser | 11,354 (28.6%) |
 Vancouver Coastal | 7740 (19.5%) |
 Vancouver Island | 7522 (18.6%) |
 Northern | 2465 (6.2%) |
Hospitalizations | 6651 (16.7% |
 Any Reason | 6651 (16.7% |
 COPD-related | 1084 (2.7%) |
 CVD-related | 512 (1.3%) |
Charlson Comorbidity Categorya | |
 0 | 31,354 (79.0%) |
 1 | 6303 (15.9%) |
 2 | 1176 (3.0%) |
  ≥ 3 | 843 (2.1%) |
Combination Therapy (ICS/LABA) | 6585 (16.5%) |
Physician Encounters (any reason)b | 11 (3–22) |
Number of Prescriptions Received (any reason)b | 21 (7–44) |