Prior respiratory diagnosis |
COPD and asthma | 1807 | 38 | 3366 | 55 |
COPD only | 2450 | 51 | 1960 | 32 |
Other | 510 | 11 | 747 | 12 |
Use of respiratory medications† |
Short-acting anticholinergics | 1948 | 41 | 2372 | 39 |
Short-acting β-agonists | 3372 | 71 | 5053 | 83 |
Inhaled corticosteroids | 1904 | 40 | 3610 | 59 |
Oral corticosteroids | 1396 | 29 | 2227 | 37 |
Theophyllines | 238 | 5 | 361 | 6 |
Cromoglycates | 48 | 1 | 67 | 1 |
Use of oxygen | 187 | 4 | 175 | 3 |
Use of cardiac medications† |
Anti-arrhythmics | 219 | 5 | 312 | 5 |
Anti-coagulants | 1834 | 38 | 2069 | 34 |
Anti-hypertensives | 2424 | 51 | 2913 | 48 |
ACE inhibitors | 1162 | 24 | 1380 | 23 |
Diuretics | 1912 | 40 | 2336 | 38 |
Inotropics | 254 | 5 | 286 | 5 |
Lipid regulators | 1413 | 30 | 1509 | 25 |
β-Blockers | 613 | 13 | 537 | 9 |
Nitrates | 704 | 15 | 843 | 14 |
History of ischaemic heart disease | 233 | 5 | 319 | 5 |
History of arrhythmia | 139 | 3 | 165 | 3 |
History of hypertension | 1785 | 37 | 2202 | 36 |
History of diabetes | 456 | 10 | 591 | 10 |
Use of spirometry (at least once) | 4225 | 89 | 5093 | 84 |
Number of general practitioner visits† |
0 | 357 | 6 | 288 | 7 |
1–5 | 2167 | 45 | 2577 | 42 |
6–10 | 1415 | 30 | 1902 | 31 |
11+ | 897 | 19 | 1237 | 20 |
Number of hospital admissions† |
0 | 4143 | 87 | 5097 | 84 |
1–2 | 502 | 11 | 791 | 13 |
3+ | 122 | 3 | 185 | 3 |