Table 2

 Incidence of CAP per 1000 patients with COPD per year

CAPPersons/yearRate (×1000 COPD cases per year)
CAP, community acquired pneumonia; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second.
Overall761597.347.6
    Intervention group37798.646.3
    Non-intervention group39795.749.0
<65 years23569.340.4
⩾65 years531026.951.6
FEV1 <40%41644.563.6
FEV1 ⩾40%35952.036.8