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. 2024 Dec 4;12:1480348. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1480348

Table 5.

Differences in comorbidities and risk factors among hospitalized patients for invasive pneumococcal disease in the metropolitan area of Zagreb (2010–2022) regarding their pneumoccocal vaccination status.

Comorbidities and risk factors Pneumococcal vaccination P value
No Yes
N % N %
Gender Male 207 54.8% 7 63.6% 0.761
Female 171 45.2% 4 36.4%
Alcoholism No 269 71.2% 7 63.6% 0.737
Yes 109 28.8% 4 36.4%
Tobacco smoking No 249 66.0% 7 63.6% 1.000
Yes 128 34.0% 4 36.4%
Hypogammaglobulinemia No 373 98.7% 9 81.8% 0.014
Yes 5 1.3% 2 18.2%
Congenital or acquired asplenia No 375 99.5% 8 72.7% <0.001
Yes 2 0.5% 3 27.3%
HIV infection No 376 99.5% 11 100.0% 1.000
Yes 2 0.5% 0 0.0%
Malignant hematology diseases No 350 92.6% 9 81.8% 0.205
Yes 28 7.4% 2 18.2%
Organ transplant No 368 97.4% 10 90.9% 0.274
Yes 10 2.6% 1 9.1%
Corticosteroid therapy No 329 87.0% 9 81.8% 0.643
Yes 49 13.0% 2 18.2%
Chronic pulmonary disease No 337 89.2% 11 100.0% 0.615
Yes 41 10.8% 0 0.0%
Heart disease No 302 79.9% 10 90.9% 0.700
Yes 76 20.1% 1 9.1%
Cardiovascular disease No 202 53.4% 8 72.7% 0.236
Yes 176 46.6% 3 27.3%
Diabetes mellitus No 304 80.4% 11 100.0% 0.134
Yes 74 19.6% 0 0.0%
Chronic kidney disease No 357 94.4% 11 100.0% 1.000
Yes 21 5.6% 0 0.0%
Neurodegenerative disease No 360 95.2% 11 100.0% 1.000
Yes 18 4.8% 0 0.0%
Cerebrovascular diseases No 352 93.1% 11 100.0% 1.000
Yes 26 6.9% 0 0.0%
CNS trauma No 364 96.3% 9 81.8% 0.070
Yes 14 3.7% 2 18.2%
Chronic liver disease No 330 87.3% 11 100.0% 0.373
Yes 48 12.7% 0 0.0%
Malignant disease No 320 84.7% 9 81.8% 0.681
Yes 58 15.3% 2 18.2%

Bold values are those that are statistically significant.