Table 1 Description of study population. Disease prevalence in relation to sex, age, and smoking.
n | Diagnosed asthma | Asthma symptoms | Diagnosed COPD | Chronic b. symptoms | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Men | 4341 | 258(5.9%) | 429(9.9%) | 172(4.0%) | 308(7.1%) |
Women | 4975 | 428(8.6%) | 686(13.8%) | 243(4.9%) | 327(6.6%) | |
Ever smoker | No | 4306 | 291(6.8%) | 431(10.0%) | 118(2.7%) | 217(5.0%) |
Yes | 5010 | 395(7.9%) | 684(13.7%) | 297(5.9%) | 418(8.3%) | |
Age | 18–19 | 135 | 15(11.1%) | 23(17%) | 3(2.2%) | 9(6.7%) |
20–29 | 1062 | 110(10.4%) | 141(13.3%) | 19(1.8%) | 41(3.9%) | |
30–39 | 2045 | 158(7.7%) | 246(12.0%) | 61(3.0%) | 108(5.3%) | |
40–49 | 1887 | 112(5.9%) | 217(11.5%) | 69(3.7%) | 101(5.4%) | |
50–59 | 2123 | 142(6.7%) | 237(11.2%) | 106(5.0%) | 185(8.7%) | |
60–69 | 1586 | 113(7.1%) | 178(11.2%) | 115(7.3%) | 139(8.8%) | |
70–77 | 478 | 36(7.5%) | 73(15.3%) | 42(8.8%) | 52(10.9%) |