Table 4.
Annual resource use (per person-year) by GOLD category
| Year | GOLD category | Total person-years at risk | COPD-related hospitalizations
|
Non-COPD hospitalizations
|
GP visits
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate of admissions (95% CI) | Rate of admissions (95% CI) | Rate of visits (95% CI) | |||
| 2011 | GOLD A | 11,893.16 | 0.22 (0.20–0.25) | 0.39 (0.38–0.40) | 4.82 (4.74–4.93) |
| GOLD B | 7,195.80 | 0.48 (0.46–0.51) | 0.45 (0.43–0.46) | 5.91 (5.78–6.07) | |
| GOLD C | 6,275.49 | 0.36 (0.33–0.40) | 0.36 (0.34–0.37) | 6.30 (6.16–6.47) | |
| GOLD D | 9,183.12 | 0.79 (0.75–0.84) | 0.49 (0.48–0.50) | 7.44 (7.31–7.61) | |
| 2012 | GOLD A | 10,877.59 | 0.29 (0.25–0.33) | 0.44 (0.43–0.45) | 4.82 (4.73–4.93) |
| GOLD B | 6,224.29 | 0.53 (0.50–0.56) | 0.43 (0.42–0.45) | 5.66 (5.52–5.83) | |
| GOLD C | 5,659.35 | 0.39 (0.36–0.42) | 0.38 (0.36–0.39) | 6.29 (6.14–6.48) | |
| GOLD D | 7,796.55 | 0.88 (0.83–0.94) | 0.40 (0.38–0.41) | 7.16 (7.03–7.34) | |
| 2013 | GOLD A | 8,957.15 | 0.35 (0.31–0.40) | 0.39 (0.37–0.40) | 4.72 (4.62–4.84) |
| GOLD B | 4,888.70 | 0.57 (0.54–0.61) | 0.42 (0.41–0.44) | 5.71 (5.54–5.89) | |
| GOLD C | 4,580.30 | 0.44 (0.40–0.48) | 0.32 (0.30–0.34) | 6.09 (5.93–6.28) | |
| GOLD D | 5,945.35 | 0.85 (0.81–0.89) | 0.28 (0.27–0.30) | 6.91 (6.75–7.10) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GOLD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; GP, general practitioner.