Table 3.
The burden of COPD in relation to HCRU and WPAI in all and individual regions, and overall by CAT score domain
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5EU
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USA
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China
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| n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | |
| Total physician visits in the last 12 months | 1,560 | 6.6 (5.5) | 1,053 | 6.5 (4.9) | 319 | 4.2 (2.9) | 188 | 10.8 (8.6) |
| Primary care physician visits in the last 12 months | 1,734 | 4.5 (4.8) | 1,055 | 3.6 (3.4) | 321 | 2.0 (1.7) | 358 | 9.2 (6.5) |
| Pulmonologist visits in the last 12 months | 1,587 | 1.7 (1.8) | 1,059 | 1.8 (1.7) | 338 | 1.9 (2.2) | 190 | 0.6 (1.5) |
| Unscheduled hospital visits in the last 12 months | 1,664 | 0.4 (1.3) | 1,056 | 0.3 (0.8) | 333 | 0.3 (0.8) | 275 | 0.8 (2.6) |
| Work time missed (absenteeism) in the last 7 days, % | 290 | 4.9 (17.4) | 206 | 5.7 (18.7) | 84 | 17.8 (20.4) | n/a | n/a |
| Work time impaired (presenteeism) in the last 7 days, % | 282 | 23.5 (20.1) | 200 | 25.9 (19.6) | 82 | 17.8 (20.4) | n/a | n/a |
| Overall work impairment (combination of absenteeism and presenteeism) in the last 7 days, % | 281 | 24.9 (21.6) | 199 | 27.4 (21.1) | 82 | 18.9 (21.7) | n/a | n/a |
| Total activity impairment in the last 7 days, % | 1,066 | 39.9 (25.2) | 836 | 41.4 (24.7) | 230 | 34.6 (26.1) | n/a | n/a |
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0–9
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10–19
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20–29
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30–40
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| n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | |
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| Total physician visits in the last 12 months | 159 | 4.4 (3.5) | 464 | 5.6 (4.3) | 666 | 6.9 (5.7) | 271 | 8.7 (6.7) |
| Primary care physician visits in the last 12 months | 161 | 2.6 (2.6) | 481 | 3.5 (3.6) | 792 | 5.0 (5.2) | 300 | 5.5 (5.5) |
| Pulmonologist visits in the last 12 months | 167 | 1.4 (1.5) | 471 | 1.5 (1.7) | 675 | 1.7 (2.0) | 274 | 2.0 (2.0) |
| Unscheduled hospital visits in the last 12 months | 164 | 0.1 (0.3) | 478 | 0.1 (0.5) | 757 | 0.4 (1.3) | 265 | 1.1 (2.2) |
| Work time missed (absenteeism) in the last 7 days, % | 55 | 0.1 (1.1) | 125 | 3.3 (13.9) | 91 | 9.4 (23.4) | 19 | 8.4 (24.3) |
| Work time impaired (presenteeism) in the last 7 days, % | 55 | 6.9 (9.2) | 122 | 19.5 (15.7) | 87 | 33.8 (18.8) | 18 | 51.7 (21.8) |
| Overall work impairment (combination of absenteeism and presenteeism) in the last 7 days, % | 55 | 7.1 (9.2) | 122 | 20.7 (16.8) | 86 | 36.5 (21.1) | 18 | 52.7 (22.6) |
| Total activity impairment in the last 7 days, % | 130 | 12.8 (14.5) | 347 | 28.5 (18.7) | 444 | 47.2 (20.2) | 145 | 69.4 (19.3) |
Abbreviations: 5EU, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK; CAT, COPD Assessment Test; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HCRU, health care resource utilization; n/a, not available; SD, standard deviation; WPAI, work productivity and activity impairment.