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Original Research

What is the impact of GOLD 2017 recommendations in primary care? – a descriptive study of patient classifications, treatment burden and costs

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Pages 3485-3492 | Published online: 23 Oct 2018

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Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of COPD cohort by the GOLD 17 group

Figure 1 Patient classification by the GOLD group.

Figure 1 Patient classification by the GOLD group.

Figure 2 Treatments prescribed within 3 months of study start by the GOLD 2017 group.

Abbreviations: ICS, inhaled corticosteroid; LABA, long-acting β2 agonist; LAMA; long-acting muscarinic antagonist; SABA, short-acting β2 agonists; SAMA, short-acting muscarinic antagonist.
Figure 2 Treatments prescribed within 3 months of study start by the GOLD 2017 group.

Figure 3 Comparison of estimated treatment costs compared to GOLD 2017 recommendations.

Figure 3 Comparison of estimated treatment costs compared to GOLD 2017 recommendations.