Table 1.
—Estimated Number and Prevalence of Self-Reported, Physician-Diagnosed COPD (Ever COPD, Chronic Bronchitis, or Emphysema) Among Adults Aged ≥ 25 Years, by Race, Sex, and Age Group—United States, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011
| Characteristics | Estimated No.a | Age-Adjusted,b,c % | Unadjusted, %c |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | 10,460,000 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 1,418,000 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Hispanic | 1,030,000 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 173,000 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 247,000 | 11.0 | 11.5 |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 397,000 | 11.2 | 11.3 |
| Sex | |||
| Women | 8,197,000 | 7.3 | 7.8 |
| Men | 5,681,000 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Age group, y | |||
| 25-44 | 2,755,000 | … | 3.4 |
| 45-54 | 2,913,000 | … | 6.6 |
| 55-64 | 3,263,000 | … | 9.2 |
| 65-74 | 2,719,000 | … | 12.1 |
| ≥ 75 | 2,227,000 | … | 11.6 |
| Total | 13,724,000 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
a
Numbers for each variable may not add to total because of rounding.
b
Age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population aged ≥ 25 y.
c
All relative SEs are ≤ 30%.