Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the study population

Tiotropium, n=4767LABA*, n=6073
n%n%
Age group
 40–4914933626
 50–596411394316
 60–69139129173028
 70–79175937199133
 80–897691697616
 90+581711
Sex
 Male270757307351
 Female206043300049
Body mass index
 Low6341361310
 Normal150031179930
 Overweight141330189531
 Obese101221146724
 Missing20842995
Smoking
 Never56212107718
 Current176537181230
 Former234349296049
 Missing9722244
  • * Long-acting β-agonist single-ingredient formulations.