Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with mild airflow limitation: current knowledge and proposal for future research – a consensus document from six scientific societies

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Table S1 Smoking exposure and COPD prevalence from the year 2008

Smoking exposure in the general population
Current smokers by age groups and gender, year 2008 (estimation on sample size 7,706)				Past smokers by age groups and gender, year 2008 (estimation on sample size 7,706)
Age group	Men (%)	Women (%)	Total (%)	Age group	Men (%)	Women (%)	Total (%)
25–29	26.3	19.4	22.3	25–29	14.2	21.4	18.6
30–34	27.5	15.6	20.5	30–34	23.1	19.3	20.8
35–39	25.0	17.8	20.5	35–39	19.7	18.2	18.8
40–44	28.5	22.9	25.3	40–44	27.5	26.9	27.1
45–49	22.9	20.8	21.7	45–49	38.1	24.3	30.1
50–54	22.4	17.6	19.6	50–54	40.4	24.9	31.3
55–59	17.8	14.3	15.8	55–59	43.2	22.6	32.0
60–64	12.6	8.7	10.4	60–64	44.7	17.9	30.0
65–69	7.7	4.8	6.2	65–69	35.1	13.5	23.5
70–74	7.2	3.5	5.2	70–74	40.2	12.3	25.3
Total	19.33	14.73	16.65	Total	33.19	20.19	25.67

Notes: Sourced from Cindi health monitor survey, 2008. University Clinic Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, Golnik, Slovenia.²

Table S2 Hospital admissions in the year 2007

Prevalence of COPD in current smokers is 16.6%
Age group 40–75 years	5.7% prevalence of COPD	Number of hospitalizations	Proportion of individuals having COPD and admitted to hospital (%)
518,783	29,570	2,391	8.1

Note: Sourced from Institute for Public Health of Slovenia, Ljublijana, In-patient Statistics Database University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, Golnik, Slovenia, Estimation based on a survey focused on COPD Epidemiology within Pomurje Region, year 2006, sample size 2000, author Simona Slaček, General Hospital Murska Sobota.³

Table S3 Hospitalization costs in the year 2007

International Classification of Diseases (ICD)	Number of cases	DRG Weight	Average length of stay (days)	Costs in Euros per one hospitalization	Cost in Euros for hospitalization of all patients in certain ICD group
J40	38	1.05	5.03	1,322.475	50,254
J410	21	2.14	6.53	2,695.33	56,602
J411	18	1.62	13.44	2,040.39	36,727
J42	11	3.50	8.64	4,408.25	48,491
J438	27	1.79	6.75	2,254.505	60,872
J439	14	1.57	8.46	1,977.415	27,684
J440	792	1.99	11.23	2,506.405	1,985,073
J441	769	1.78	10.33	2,241.91	1,724,029
J448	201	1.65	9.04	2,078.175	417,713
J449	387	1.63	8.96	2,052.985	794,505
J47	113	1.66	10.11	2,090.77	236,257
Total	2,391		10.13		5,438,206

Notes: Sourced from Institute for Public Health of Slovenia, Ljublijana, University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, Golnik, Slovenia. Cost estimation calculation factor based on ICD code.¹

Abbreviation: DRG, diagnose related group.

Table S4 Prevalence of the disease

EHIS 2014	Total	Sex		Age groups (years)
Did you have (in the last 12 months)…		M	F	15–24	25–34	35–44	45–54	55–64	65–74	75–84	85+
Asthma	88,456	40,357	48,099	10,405	8,449	14,112	15,917	12,687	11,387	11,581	3,919
Chronic bronchitis, COPD, emphysema	72,051	34,770	37,281	3,266	6,405	6,852	10,712	16,486	12,820	10,357	5,153
EHIS 2007	Total	Sex		Age groups (years)
Do you have or have you ever had…		M	F	15–24	25–34	35–44	45–54	55–64	65–74	75+
Asthma	104,016	53,914	50,102	21,352	17,099	7,150	17,229	8,803	17,703	14,680
Chronic bronchitis, COPD, emphysema	106,328	50,038	56,289	8,095	15,416	10,829	18,755	16,172	15,317	21,744
Comment: Those who answered positive for any of the above diagnoses were additionally asked whether the diagnosis had been confirmed by a doctor
EHIS 2007	Total	Sex		Age groups (years)
Has the diagnosis been confirmed by a doctor?		M	F	15–24	25–34	35–44	45–54	55–64	65–74	75+
Asthma	100,053	51,610	48,443	20,746	16,764	7,150	17,229	8,803	14,682	14,680
Chronic bronchitis, COPD, emphysema	101,535	46,341	55,193	7,218	15,416	10,829	17,950	14,157	15,317	20,648
Comment: Those who answered positive for any of the above diagnoses, which were confirmed by a doctor, were additionally asked whether they had the disease in the last 12 months
EHIS 2007	Total	Sex		Age groups (years)
Did you have the disease in the last 12 months?		M	F	15–24	25–34	35–44	45–54	55–64	65–74	75+
Asthma	60,091	31,347	28,743	7,835	6,947	4,271	12,256	8,032	11,957	8,793
Chronic bronchitis, COPD, emphysema	54,039	19,768	34,271	393	4,271	3,946	11,853	8,750	9,742	15,085

Notes: Residents of Slovenia (age >15 years). From European Health Interview Surveys on health and health care, 2007 (EHIS 2007) and 2014 (EHIS 2014).¹

Abbreviations: M, male; F, female; EHIS, European Health Interview Survey.

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