Table S1.

Smoking exposure and COPD prevalence from the year 2008

Smoking exposure in the general population
Current smokers by age groups and gender, year 2008 (estimation on sample size 7,706)				Past smokers by age groups and gender, year 2008 (estimation on sample size 7,706)
Age group	Men (%)	Women (%)	Total (%)	Age group	Men (%)	Women (%)	Total (%)
25–29	26.3	19.4	22.3	25–29	14.2	21.4	18.6
30–34	27.5	15.6	20.5	30–34	23.1	19.3	20.8
35–39	25.0	17.8	20.5	35–39	19.7	18.2	18.8
40–44	28.5	22.9	25.3	40–44	27.5	26.9	27.1
45–49	22.9	20.8	21.7	45–49	38.1	24.3	30.1
50–54	22.4	17.6	19.6	50–54	40.4	24.9	31.3
55–59	17.8	14.3	15.8	55–59	43.2	22.6	32.0
60–64	12.6	8.7	10.4	60–64	44.7	17.9	30.0
65–69	7.7	4.8	6.2	65–69	35.1	13.5	23.5
70–74	7.2	3.5	5.2	70–74	40.2	12.3	25.3
Total	19.33	14.73	16.65	Total	33.19	20.19	25.67

Notes: Sourced from Cindi health monitor survey, 2008. University Clinic Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, Golnik, Slovenia.²