Table 1 Characteristics of the population in Skaraborg, the selected population with medication or diagnoses in primary care, and the random sample
Skaraborg population | Group A | Group B | Random sample | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Medication users | Asthma or COPD diagnoses | |||
n = 255 382 | n = 14 101 | n = 12 328 | n = 670 | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 127 470 (50) | 5 970 (42) | 5 527 (45) | 295 (44) |
Female | 127 912 (50) | 8 131 (58) | 6 801 (55) | 375 (56) |
Age (y) | ||||
0–17 | 54 536 (21) | 2 118 (15) | 2 103 (17) | 100 (15) |
18–70 | 166 315 (65) | 9 488 (67) | 7 420 (60) | 452 (68) |
≥71 | 34 531 (14) | 2 495 (18) | 2 805 (23) | 118 (18) |