Table 3.
Comorbid illnesses in 2435 patients with invasive pneumococcal disease.
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Any underlying disease | 2409 | 98.9 |
| Selected underlying diseases | ||
| Epilepsy | 136 | 5.6 |
| Alzheimer's disease | 83 | 3.4 |
| Stroke | 106 | 4.4 |
| Hypertension | 622 | 25.5 |
| Heart failure | 156 | 6.4 |
| Previous myocardial infarction | 168 | 6.9 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 128 | 5.3 |
| Anemia | 167 | 6.9 |
| Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus | 87 | 3.6 |
| Hepatitis C | 307 | 12.6 |
| Cirrhosis | 151 | 6.2 |
| HIV/AIDS | 117 | 4.8 |
| Asplenia | 37 | 1.5 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 56 | 2.3 |
| Asthma | 266 | 10.9 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 441 | 18.6 |
| Cancer within thepast 5 years | 307 | 12.6 |
| Lung cancer | 53 | 2.1 |
| Multiple myeloma | 42 | 1.7 |
| Chronic lymphocytic leukemia | 19 | 0.7 |
| Lymphoma | 17 | 0.7 |
| Acute leukemia | 5 | 0.2 |
| Solid organ transplant | 14 | 0.6 |
| No underlying disease | 26 | 1.1 |
| One underlying disease | 2121 | 87.1 |
| Two underlying diseases | 256 | 10.5 |
| Three underlying diseases | 32 | 1.3 |