Table 1 |
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Description of study population. Disease prevalence in relation to sex, age, and smoking. |
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n |
Diagnosed asthma |
Asthma symptoms |
Diagnosed COPD |
Chronic b. symptoms |
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Sex |
Men |
4341 |
258(5.9%) |
429(9.9%) |
172(4.0%) |
308(7.1%) |
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Women |
4975 |
428(8.6%) |
686(13.8%) |
243(4.9%) |
327(6.6%) |
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Ever smoker |
No |
4306 |
291(6.8%) |
431(10.0%) |
118(2.7%) |
217(5.0%) |
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Yes |
5010 |
395(7.9%) |
684(13.7%) |
297(5.9%) |
418(8.3%) |
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Age |
18–19 |
135 |
15(11.1%) |
23(17%) |
3(2.2%) |
9(6.7%) |
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20–29 |
1062 |
110(10.4%) |
141(13.3%) |
19(1.8%) |
41(3.9%) |
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30–39 |
2045 |
158(7.7%) |
246(12.0%) |
61(3.0%) |
108(5.3%) |
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40–49 |
1887 |
112(5.9%) |
217(11.5%) |
69(3.7%) |
101(5.4%) |
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50–59 |
2123 |
142(6.7%) |
237(11.2%) |
106(5.0%) |
185(8.7%) |
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60–69 |
1586 |
113(7.1%) |
178(11.2%) |
115(7.3%) |
139(8.8%) |
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70–77 |
478 |
36(7.5%) |
73(15.3%) |
42(8.8%) |
52(10.9%) |
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Lindgren et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2009 8:2 doi:10.1186/1476-072X-8-2 |
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