Table 6 Select medical conditions ever recorded in Ext-SLS primary care EHR data up to and including the date of Ext-SLS consent.

From: Extending the data collection from a clinical trial: The Extended Salford Lung Study research cohort

Medical conditions, n (%)

Asthma (N = 798)

COPD (N = 349)

Asthma currenta

688 (86.2)

75 (21.5)

Asthma ever

796 (99.7)

219 (62.8)

Arrhythmia

111 (13.9)

91 (26.1)

Atopy

455 (57.0)

129 (37.0)

Congestive heart failure

14 (1.8)

32 (9.2)

Coronary artery disease

62 (7.8)

83 (23.8)

Diabetes mellitus

119 (14.9)

71 (20.3)

Myocardial infarction

20 (2.5)

30 (8.6)

Nasal polyp

43 (5.4)

16 (4.6)

Pneumonia

429 (53.8)

239 (68.5)

Sarcopenia

2 (<1)

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  1. COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, EHR electronic health record, Ext-SLS extended Salford Lung Study.
  2. aAsthma medical code within 12 months prior to Ext-SLS consent date.
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