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Table 1 Rates of all-cause pneumonia among healthy, at-risk, and high-risk children

From: Rates of pneumonia among children and adults with chronic medical conditions in Germany

   

All-Cause Pneumonia

 

No. of Person-Years

Age <5 Years

Age 5–17 Years

 

Age

Age

Rate

Rate Ratiosa

Rate

Rate Ratiosa

 

<5 Years

5-17 Years

per 100 K

(95 % CI)

per 100 K

(95 % CI)

Risk Group

      

 Healthy

360,184

1,318,738

3,779

1.0

730

1.0

 At-Risk

129,895

310,546

6,555

1.7 (1.7, 1.8)

1,734

2.4 (2.3, 2.5)

  Chronic heart disease

15,181

19,899

7,813

2.1 (2.0, 2.1)

2,055

2.8 (2.7, 2.9)

  Chronic lung disease

88,323

169,241

6,539

1.7 (1.7, 1.8)

1,836

2.5 (2.4, 2.6)

  Diabetes

680

5,595

5,886

1.6 (1.5, 1.6)

1,734

2.4 (2.3, 2.5)

  Asthma

29,737

134,188

8,986

2.4 (2.3, 2.4)

1,994

2.7 (2.6, 2.9)

  Alcoholism

0

2,092

0

0.0 (----)

813

1.1 (1.0, 1.2)

  Chronic liver disease

241

2,074

14,099

3.7 (3.7, 3.8)

2,941

4.0 (3.9, 4.2)

  Smokers

0

530

0

0.0 (----)

1,321

1.8 (1.7, 1.9)

  Down's syndrome

473

1,318

14,579

3.9 (3.8, 3.9)

4,022

5.5 (5.3, 5.7)

  Neuromuscular/seizure disorder

9,075

18,219

7,570

2.0 (2.0, 2.0)

2,898

4.0 (3.8, 4.1)

  Short gestation/low birthweight

10,311

32

8,719

2.3 (2.3, 2.4)

6,250

8.6 (8.4, 8.8)

  Rheumatoid

67

1,250

10,448

2.8 (2.7, 2.8)

960

1.3 (1.2, 1.4)

   Rheumatoid arthritis

8

358

0

0.0 (----)

280

0.4 (0.3, 0.4)

   Lupus

0

59

0

0.0 (----)

0

0.0 (----)

   Crohn's

59

841

11,865

3.1 (3.1, 3.2)

1,307

1.8 (1.7, 1.9)

 High-Risk

17,704

45,383

6,914

1.8 (1.8, 1.9)

2,131

2.9 (2.8, 3.0)

  Cochlear implant

1,134

2,684

5,907

1.6 (1.5, 1.6)

2,906

4.0 (3.8, 4.1)

  Functional/anatomic asplenia

850

2,347

9,175

2.4 (2.4, 2.5)

2,983

4.1 (3.9, 4.2)

  HIV

318

1,287

3,769

1.0 (1.0, 1.0)

1,710

2.3 (2.2, 2.5)

  Chronic renal failure

1,127

4,579

12,778

3.4 (3.3, 3.4)

3,036

4.2 (4.0, 4.3)

  Immunosuppressants

905

4,893

9,720

2.6 (2.5, 2.6)

1,696

2.3 (2.2, 2.4)

   Malignant neoplasms

854

4,669

7,263

1.9 (1.9, 2.0)

1,328

1.8 (1.7, 1.9)

   Solid organ transplantation

76

326

34,354

9.1 (9.0, 9.2)

6,441

8.8 (8.6, 9.0)

  Congenital immunodeficiency

13,227

29,420

6,328

1.7 (1.6, 1.7)

2,094

2.9 (2.7, 3.0)

  Diseases of white blood cells

683

1,468

11,267

3.0 (2.9, 3.0)

2,247

3.1 (3.0, 3.2)

  1. aRelative to healthy counterparts