Table 3.
Distribution and trend of admissions for respiratory infections according to age groups (Monastir; 2002–2013).
| [0–5[ |
[5–25[ |
[25–60[ |
≥ 60 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | N (%) | Slope (SE) | N (%) | Slope (SE) | N (%) | Slope (SE) | N (%) | Slope (SE) |
| Overall: Upper Respiratory Infectious | 167 | −0.46 (0.19) * | 485 | −2.45 (0.14) ** | 663 | −1.93 (0.11) ** | 109 | −0.11 (0.08) |
| Otitis externa, otitis media | 47 (28.14) | 0.25 (0.08) * | 325 (67.01) | −1.99 (0.11) ** | 492 (74.20) | −0.89 (0.10) ** | 80 (73.39) | −0.09 (0.06) |
| Mastoiditis, labyrinthitis | 25 (14.97) | −0.13 (0.04) ** | 16 (3.29) | 0.02 (0.02) | 16 (2.41) | −0.06 (0.01) ** | 3 (2.75) | - |
| Pharyngitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis, flu | 66 (39.52) | −0.54 (0.12) ** | 16 (3.29) | 0.09 (0.02) ** | 23 (3.46) | 0.039 (0.02) | 3 (2.75) | - |
| Phlegmonous angina, parapharyngeal abscess | 29 (17.36) | −0.03 (0.04) | 128 (26.39) | −0.56 (0.07) ** | 132 (19.9) | −1.02 (0.05) ** | 23 (21.1) | 0.00 (0.05) |
| Overall: Lower Respiratory Infectious | 2676 | 18.52 (0.46) ** | 547 | 0.81 (0.08) ** | 604 | 0.26 (0.07) | 759 | 2.31 (0.10) ** |
| Pneumococcal Pneumonia (J13) | 371(13.9) | 12.8 (0.09) ** | 161(29.4) | 3.3 (0.02) ** | 103(17.1) | 3.3 (0.02) | 188(24.7) | 4.5 (0.03) ** |
| Other Pneumonias (J14, J15, J17, J18) | 487(18.2) | −7.33 (0.06) ** | 304(55.6) | −2.9 (0.02) ** | 408(67.5) | −2.9 (0.2) | 571(75.2) | −2.37 (0.03) |
| Acute bronchitis (J20) | 105 (3.92) | 0.72 (0.05) | 20 (3.55) | −0.12 (0.01) ** | 4 (0.66) | NA | 6 (0.79) | NA |
| Acute bronchiolitis (J21) | 1622 (60.61) | 11.09 (0.30) ** | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Unspecified Bronchitis acute or chronic (J40) | 86 (3.21) | −0.31 (0.05) ** | 32 (5.85) | 0.21 (0.02) ** | 76 (12.58) | 1.03 (0.04) | 107 (14.09) | 0.35 (0.04) ** |
| Lung and Mediastinum Abscess (J85), pleural empyema (J86) | 6 (0.22) | 0.04 (0.01) ** | 7 (1.27) | 0.02 (0.004) ** | 13 (2.15) | −0.01 (0.01) ** | 15 (1.97) | 0.02 (0.04) |
*: p < 0.05; **: P ≤ 0.001, SE: Standard Error, NA = non applicable