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Table 2 Rates of all-cause pneumonia among healthy, at-risk, and high-risk adults

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

    

All-Cause Pneumonia

 

No. of Person-Years

Age 18–49 Years

Age 50–59 Years

Age ≥60 Years

 

Age

Age

Age

Rate

Rate Ratiosa

Rate

Rate Ratiosa

Rate

Rate Ratiosa

 

18-49 Years

50-59 Years

≥60 Years

per 100 K

(95 % CI)

per 100 K

(95 % CI)

per 100 K

(95 % CI)

Risk Group

         

 Healthy

4,334,344

1,194,431

1,308,873

441

 

684

 

1,439

 

 At-Risk

1,197,718

648,276

1,575,635

975

2.2 (2.1, 2.4)

1,554

2.3 (2.2, 2.4)

3,547

2.5 (2.4, 2.5)

  Chronic heart disease

116,350

145,449

703,271

1,147

2.6 (2.5, 2.8)

1,780

2.6 (2.5, 2.7)

4,451

3.1 (3.0, 3.2)

  Chronic lung disease

579,980

238,260

466,695

1,088

2.5 (2.3, 2.6)

2,195

3.2 (3.1, 3.3)

5,246

3.6 (3.5, 3.7)

  Diabetes

97,028

165,443

643,437

1,115

2.5 (2.4, 2.7)

1,592

2.3 (2.2, 2.4)

3,736

2.6 (2.5, 2.7)

  Asthma

323,267

102,513

165,056

1,112

2.5 (2.4, 2.7)

2,314

3.4 (3.2, 3.5)

4,621

3.2 (3.1, 3.3)

  Alcoholism

33,593

25,488

27,142

1,578

3.6 (3.4, 3.8)

2,754

4.0 (3.9, 4.2)

5,626

3.9 (3.8, 4.0)

  Chronic liver disease

154,804

154,616

321,444

1,015

2.3 (2.2, 2.5)

1,419

2.1 (2.0, 2.2)

2,861

2.0 (1.9, 2.1)

  Smokers

38,316

22,141

19,819

1,133

2.6 (2.4, 2.7)

2,529

3.7 (3.6, 3.8)

5,535

3.8 (3.7, 3.9)

  Down's syndrome

2,926

451

139

2,016

4.6 (4.4, 4.8)

7,987

11.7 (11.4, 11.9)

11,471

8.0 (7.8, 8.1)

  Neuromuscular/seizure disorder

49,368

18,445

36,733

1,669

3.8 (3.6, 4.0)

2,483

3.6 (3.5, 3.8)

6,711

4.7 (4.6, 4.8)

  Short gestation/low birthweight

1,607

0

4

622

1.4 (1.3, 1.5)

0

0.0 (----)

0

00.0 (----)

  Rheumatoid

48,367

35,563

83,318

1,164

2.6 (2.5, 2.8)

1,696

2.5 (2.4, 2.6)

3,842

2.7 (2.6, 2.8)

   Rheumatoid arthritis

26,323

28,126

76,319

1,193

2.7 (2.6, 2.9)

1,582

2.3 (2.2, 2.4)

3,830

2.7 (2.6, 2.7)

   Lupus

1,624

794

1,028

2,402

5.5 (5.2, 5.7)

3,777

5.5 (5.3, 5.7)

5,640

3.9 (3.8, 4.0)

   Crohn's

21,202

7,128

6,633

990

2.2 (2.1, 2.4)

1,796

2.6 (2.5, 2.7)

3,317

2.3 (2.2, 2.4)

 High-Risk

181,558

132,436

630,789

1,411

3.2 (3.0, 3.4)

2,559

3.7 (3.6, 3.9)

5,852

4.1 (4.0, 4.2)

  Cochlear implant

719

542

2,787

1,669

3.8 (3.6, 4.0)

2,768

4.0 (3.9, 4.2)

4,629

3.2 (3.1, 3.3)

  Functional/anatomic asplenia

11,350

3,580

8,583

1,665

3.8 (3.6, 4.0)

4,134

6.0 (5.9, 6.2)

9,705

6.7 (6.6, 6.9)

  HIV

7,940

2,692

7,386

1,952

4.4 (4.2, 4.6)

2,192

3.2 (3.1, 3.3)

3,994

2.8 (2.7, 2.9)

  Chronic renal failure

38,170

36,522

266,953

1,776

4.0 (3.8, 4.2)

3,313

4.8 (4.7, 5.0)

8,114

5.6 (5.5, 5.8)

  Immunosuppressants

84,727

81,587

381,069

1,779

4.0 (3.9, 4.2)

2,787

4.1 (3.9, 4.2)

5,053

3.5 (3.4, 3.6)

   Malignant neoplasms

82,755

80,199

379,086

1,556

3.5 (3.4, 3.7)

2,557

3.7 (3.6, 3.9)

4,957

3.4 (3.4, 3.5)

   Solid organ transplantation

2,574

1,850

2,924

8,509

19.3 (18.9, 19.7)

12,056

17.6 (17.3, 17.9)

15,768

11.0 (10.8, 11.1)

  Congenital immunodeficiency

38,927

10,800

16,179

1,123

2.5 (2.4, 2.7)

2,935

4.3 (4.1, 4.4)

6,385

4.4 (4.3, 4.5)

  Diseases of white blood cells

9,468

5,779

13,734

1,986

4.5 (4.3, 4.7)

3,063

4.5 (4.3, 4.6)

6,407

4.5 (4.3, 4.6)

  1. aRelative to healthy counterparts