| Age group, yr | Men | Women | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | With COPD, no. (%) | N | With COPD, no. (%) | N | With COPD, no. (%) | ||||
| 18–29 | 17 110 | 0 | (0.0) | 25 626 | 0 | (0.0) | 42 736 | 0 | (0.0) |
| 30–39 | 14 516 | 46 | (0.3) | 23 839 | 72 | (0.3) | 38 355 | 118 | (0.3) |
| 40–49 | 17 508 | 240 | (1.4) | 24 836 | 333 | (1.3) | 42 344 | 573 | (1.4) |
| 50–59 | 20 562 | 651 | (3.2) | 26 812 | 890 | (3.3) | 47 374 | 1 541 | (3.3) |
| 60–69 | 17 208 | 1 213 | (7.0) | 20 798 | 1291 | (6.2) | 38 006 | 2 504 | (6.6) |
| 70–79 | 10 446 | 1 264 | (12.1) | 13 316 | 1410 | (10.6) | 23 762 | 2 674 | (11.3) |
| ≥ 80 | 6832 | 1 235 | (18.1) | 10 937 | 1398 | (12.8) | 17 769 | 2 633 | (14.8) |
| All age groups | 104 182 | 4 649 | (4.5) | 146 164 | 5394 | (3.7) | 250 346 | 10 043 | (4.0) |
| ≥ 40 | 72 556 | 4 603 | (6.3) | 96 699 | 5322 | (5.5) | 169 255 | 9 925 | (5.9) |
| ≥ 50 | 55 048 | 4 363 | (7.9) | 71 863 | 4989 | (6.9) | 126 911 | 9 352 | (7.4) |
Note: COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. *Age-standardized prevalence for patients aged ≥ 18 yr = 3.4%; patients aged ≥ 40 yr = 5.3%, and patients aged ≥ 50 yr = 6.9%.