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. 2024 May 9;21:E31. doi: 10.5888/pcd21.230399
Subgroup Prevalence of being at higher risk of COPD, % (95% CI) Prevalence ratio comparing receipt of test, by risk group, % (95% CI) Prevalence of receiving a breathing test, by risk group, % (95% CI)
Higher risk Not higher risk
Overall 15.0 (14.6–15.5) 1.88 (1.80–1.97) 41.4 (39.9–42.9) 22.0 (21.4–22.6)
Sex
Male 15.5 (14.8–16.1) 1.70 (1.59–1.80) 41.8 (39.6–43.9) 24.6 (23.8–25.5)
Female 14.7 (14.1–15.3) 2.09 (1.95–2.23) 40.8 (38.7–43.0) 19.6 (18.8–20.4)
Race and ethnicity
Hispanic 14.5 (12.8–16.4) 1.88 (1.54–2.29) 34.6 (28.8–41.0) 18.5 (16.7–20.3)
Non-Hispanic Black 17.5 (16.3–18.9) 1.85 (1.64–2.09) 41.4 (37.3–45.7) 22.4 (20.8–24.0)
Non-Hispanic White 15.2 (14.8–15.7) 1.82 (1.74–1.90) 42.6 (41.1–44.1) 23.4 (22.8–24.1)
Education
High school or less 19.3 (18.5–20.1) 1.85 (1.72–1.98) 38.6 (36.5–40.7) 20.9 (19.9–21.8)
Some college 15.6 (14.8–16.5) 1.84 (1.69–2.00) 44.4 (41.5–47.3) 24.2 (22.9–25.5)
College graduate 8.4 (7.9– 8.9) 2.09 (1.93–2.26) 44.1 (41.2–47.1) 21.1 (20.3–22.0)
Urban/rural
Large central metro 13.2 (12.2–14.2) 2.06 (1.85–2.30) 43.9 (40.2–47.7) 21.3 (19.9–22.8)
Large fringe metro 14.8 (13.9–15.8) 1.86 (1.68–2.06) 40.3 (37.0–43.8) 21.7 (20.5–23.0)
Medium metro 15.2 (14.4–16.1) 1.86 (1.71–2.02) 43.1 (40.1–46.2) 23.2 (22.1–24.4)
Small metro 17.0 (15.5–18.6) 1.74 (1.57–1.93) 38.5 (35.0–42.0) 22.1 (20.9–23.3)
Micropolitan 16.8 (15.9–17.6) 1.79 (1.65–1.95) 39.7 (37.1–42.4) 22.2 (21.1–23.4)
Rural 18.0 (17.0–19.2) 1.74 (1.57–1.92) 37.2 (34.3–40.3) 21.4 (20.1–22.8)