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Table 2 Prevalence (n (%)) of COPD and CAO by age groups, sex, area and among all subjects

From: Decreased COPD prevalence in Sweden after decades of decrease in smoking

 

Age groups

Sex

Area

All

 < 40 years

41–60 years

 > 60 years

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Western Sweden

Northern Sweden

n = 257

n = 202

n = 438

n = 356

n = 273

n = 313

n = 968

n = 871

n = 1148

n = 691

n = 1839

CAO: FEV1/FVC < 0.7

5 (1.9)

8 (4.0)

23 (5.3)

26 (7.3)

45 (16.5)

53 (16.9)

73 (7.5)

87 (10.0)

93 (8.4)

64 (9.3)

160 (8.7)

CAO: FEV1/FVC < 0.7 & FEV1 < 80%

1 (0.4)

1 (0.5)

6 (1.4)

15 (4.2)

23 (8.4)

26 (8.3)

30 (3.1)

42 (4.8)

42 (3.7)

30 (4.3)

72 (3.9)

COPD: FEV1/FVC < 0.7

4 (1.6)

6 (3.0)

18 (4.1)

25 (7.0)

34 (12.5)

41 (13.1)

56 (5.8)

73 (8.3)

74 (6.4)

54 (7.8)

128 (7.0)

COPD: FEV1/FVC < 0.7 & FEV1 < 80%

1 (0.4)

1 (0.5)

5 (1.1)

15 (4.2)

19 (7.0)

24 (7.7)

25 (2.6)

40 (4.6)

38 (3.3)

27 (3.9)

65 (3.5)

  1. CAO Post-bronchodilator chronic airway obstruction, COPD CAO in combination with respiratory symptoms
  2. Prevalence is reported as n (%). COPD: FEV1/FVC < 0.7 & FEV1 < 80% of predicted corresponds to moderate to severe COPD, i.e. GOLD stage ≥ 2