Table 2 Management and outcome indices in 2000, 2004 and 2009 for COPD and all patients
Outcome | 2000 | 2004 | 2009 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
COPD patients | N | Mean (95% CI) | N | Mean (95% CI) | N | Mean (95% CI) |
Age at diagnosis (years) | 5,993 | 68.1 (67.8, 68.4) | 7,834 | 67.4 (67.2, 67.7) | 5,774 | 66.7 (66.5, 66.7) |
Age at death (years) | 1,195 | 78.2 (77.9, 78.6) | 2,178 | 78.6 (78.3, 78.8) | 2,582 | 78.8 (78.6, 79.1) |
N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | N | % (95% CI) | |
Very severe COPD (%) | — | — | 19,034 | 9.9 (9.5, 10.3) | 45,654 | 6.8 (6.6, 7.0) |
Triple therapy (%) | ||||||
Mild COPD | — | — | 2,650 | 6.7 (5.8, 7.7) | 7,668 | 21.1 (20.2, 22.1) |
Moderate COPD | — | — | 8,515 | 9.5 (8.9, 10.1) | 22,747 | 28.6 (28.0, 29.1) |
Severe COPD | — | — | 5,985 | 17.4 (16.4, 18.4) | 12,137 | 45.2 (44.3, 46.1) |
Very severe COPD | — | — | 1,884 | 25.4 (23.5, 27.5) | 3,094 | 58.6 (56.8, 60.3) |
N | Per patient (95% CI) | N | Per patient (95% CI) | N | Per patient (95% CI) | |
Oral corticosteroid prescriptions | 16,851 | 0.6 (0.6, 0.6) | 33,924 | 0.7 (0.7, 0.7) | 49,203 | 0.8 (0.8, 0.8) |
Consultations | 16,851 | 9.4 (9.4, 9. 4) | 33,924 | 10.5 (10.4, 10.5) | 49,203 | 11.3 (11.3, 11.3) |
All patients | N | Mean (95% CI) | N | Mean (95% CI) | N | Mean (95% CI) |
Age at death (years) | 10,569 | 79.5 (79.3, 79.6) | 15,449 | 79.53 (79.4, 79.6) | 16,179 | 80.0 (79.9, 80.1) |
