Table 2.
Demographic characteristics and risk factors for invasive and non-invasive pneumonia episodes in adolescents and adults ≥ 15 years of age (2012–2018).
| Pneumonia | IPD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumococcal (n = 967) | Unspecified (n = 60,529) |
All-Cause (n = 70,402) |
Meningitis (n = 129) |
Others †
(n = 953) |
|
| Male, n (%) (95% CI) | 513; (53.05) [49.91–56.2] |
32,380; (53.44) [53.04–53.84] |
37,830; (53.73) [53.37–54.1] |
63; (48.84) [40.21–57.46] |
562; (58.97) [55.85–62.09] |
| Age, mean (SD) | 73.20 (16.63) | 75.23 (16.83) | 72.80 (18.76) | 62.55 (14.89) | 67.85 (20.30) |
| Age group, n (%) (95% CI) |
|||||
| 15–64 years | 272; (28.13) [25.29–30.96] |
13,284; (21.92) [21.59–22.25] |
18,077; (25.68) [25.35–26.00] |
63; (48.84) [40.21–57.46] |
282; (29.59) [26.69–32.49] |
| >64 years | 695; (71.87) [69.04–74.71] |
47,308; (78.08) [77.75–78.41] |
52,325; (74.32) [74.00–74.65] |
66; (51.16) [42.54–59.79] |
671; (70.41) [67.51–73.31] |
| Comorbidities, n (%) (95% CI) | 786; (81.28) [78.82–83.74] |
49,872; (82.31) [82.00–82.61] |
56,705; (80.54) [80.25–80.84] |
87; (67.44) [59.36–75.53] |
832; (87.30) [85.19–89.42] |
| Renal failure | 130; (13.44) [11.29–15.59] |
10,508; (17.34) [17.04–17.64] |
11,386; (16.17) [15.90–16.44] |
6; (4.65) [1.02–8.29] |
181; (18.99) [16.50–21.48] |
| Cardiovascular | 469; (48.50) [45.35–51.65] |
34,603; (57.11) [56.71–57.5] |
38,109; (54.13) [53.76–54.50] |
36; (27.91) [20.17–35.65] |
529; (55.51) [52.35–58.66] |
| Chronic respiratory disorders | 255; (26.37) [23.59–29.15] |
16,599; (27.39) [27.04–27.75] |
19,734; (28.03) [27.70–28.36] |
10; (7.75) [3.14–12.37] |
149; (15.63) [13.33–17.94] |
| Diabetes | 184; (19.03) [16.55–21.5] |
11,686; (19.29) [18.97–19.60] |
13,408; (19.04) [18.75–19.33] |
16; (12.40) [6.71–18.09] |
190; (19.94) [17.40–22.47] |
| Neoplasia | 204; (21.10) [18.52–23.67] |
12,096; (19.96) [19.64–20.28] |
13,759; (19.54) [19.25–19.84] |
20; (15.50) [9.26–21.75] |
304; (31.90) [28.94–34.86] |
| Other | 370; (38.26) [35.20–41.33] |
22,611; (37.32) [36.93–37.70] |
25,517; (36.24) [35.89–36.60] |
31; (24.03) [16.66–31.40] |
375; (39.35) [36.25–42.45] |
† Bacteraemic pneumonia (pneumococcal-specific), pneumococcal septicaemia, pneumococcal infection, and empyema or pleural effusion. CI: confidence interval; IPD: invasive pneumococcal disease; SD: standard deviation.