Table 1 Baseline characteristics of suspected pneumonia cases and their non-diseased subjects
From: The impact of community-acquired pneumonia on the health-related quality-of-life in elderly
Suspected pneumonia cases (i.e. “diseased” cohortb) | Non-diseased subjects | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Episodes/subjects | 562 | 1123 | |
Matching criteria | |||
Male, in % | 71.0 | 71.1 | ns |
Age at inclusiona, median (IQR) | 76 (72–82) | 76 (72–81) | ns |
EQ5D-index (at vaccination), median (IQR) | 0.89 (0.78–1.00) | 0.89 (0.78–1.00) | ns |
Other characteristics | |||
Number of self-reported comorbidities at inclusiona, median (IQR) | 2 (1–4) | 2 (1–3) | <0.001 |
Educational level, in % | <0.001 | ||
Low | 53.6 | 36.3 | |
Medium | 28.3 | 36.4 | |
High | 17.4 | 27.0 | |
Missing | 0.7 | 0.3 | |
Region, in % | <0.001 | ||
North | 3.4 | 4.0 | |
East | 27.4 | 18.4 | |
West | 32.2 | 24.1 | |
South | 37.0 | 53.4 | |
Living situation at vaccination, in % | ns | ||
Single household | 27.6 | 26.8 | |
Two or more person/household | 71.5 | 72.8 | |
Elderly home | 0.7 | 0.4 | |
Missing | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
Vaccinated, in % | 48.4 | 51.6 | ns |