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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Impact of a countywide smoke-free workplace law on emergency department visits for respiratory diseases: a retrospective cohort study

  

Asthma

Characteristic

COPD

Overall

Adults

Children

n = 5293

n = 5906

n = 4375

n = 1531

Age, y, median (25th, 75th)

75 (64, 82)

37 (17, 57)

47 (33, 65)

6 (3, 11)

Sex

    

  Female, n (%)

2551 (48.2)

3619 (61.3)

2994 (68.4)

625 (40.8)

  Male, n (%)

2742 (51.8)

2287 (38.7)

1381 (31.6)

906 (59.2)

  1. Abbreviation: COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

ISSN: 1471-2466

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