Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a significant issue, which determines the need for epidemiological studies, including through different regions of Russia (RF).
This item offers a view on the economic impact that COPD has on the Stavropol Region (SR) and the RF, based on a complex metric Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) for 2002-2012.
We used statistical indicators from the “Medical Information and Analytical Center” of the SR. The files on DALY calculations were taken from the official WHO website.
For men, the losses were 4.8 DALY units in 2002 and 5.1 in 2012 as per 1000 people (p>0.05). DALY losses for women increased from 1.4 in 2002 up to 3.7 in 2012 per 1000, i.e. is the rate went up 2.6 times (p<0.01), while the increase was more prominent (7.7-fold; p<0.001) if compared to that in men.
In 2002, the greatest loss of men was among individuals aged 65-69 (31.2 DALY units); women aged 70-74 (9 DALY units). The total loss amounted to 136.1 DALY units, of which 17 units were accounted for by women, men accounting for 119.1 per 1000 (an excess of 7 times, p <0.001). And in 2012, the biggest loss in men was registered among those at the age of 60-69 (32.8 DALY units), while among women this index was at its highest among females aged 65-70 (11.2 DALY units). The total DALY loss in 2012 was 138.3 DALY units per 1000 (of which 19.5 was the female share; the male share was 118.8 units, i.e. 6.1 times higher than in women, p<0.001).
Thus, in the SR there can be observed a tendency to an increase in the COPD-determined DALY loss rate, as well as there is a significant difference to be seen in the sex- and age-related differences.
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