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Table 3 Characteristics of patients in the study, divided by positivity for serotypes

From: Pneumococcal colonization in older adults

  

Total n = 417

Negative n = 376

Positive only for PCV13 serotypes n = 6

Positive for PCV13 and non-PCV13 serotypes n = 28

Positive only for non-PCV13 serotypes n = 6

Age

<75 years

246 (58.99)

218 (57.82)

5 (83.33)

20 (71.43)

3 (50)

> = 75 years

171 (41.01)

159 (42.18)

1 (16.67)

8 (28.57)

3 (50)

Mean age (sd)

 

73.97 (6.66)

74.18 (6.7)

69.83 (3.92)

72.32 (6.57)

72.5 (5.01)

Sex

Male

115 (27.58)

106 (28.12)

2 (33.33)

4 (14.29)

3 (50)

Female

302 (72.42)

271 (71.88)

4 (66.67)

24 (85.71)

3 (50)

Ethnicity

Caucasian

403 (96.64)

367 (97.35)

6 (100)

24 (85.71)

6 (100)

Non-Caucasian

10 (2.4)

8 (2.12)

0 (0)

2 (7.14)

0 (0)

NA

4 (0.96)

2 (0.53)

0 (0)

2 (7.14)

0 (0)

Mean number of cohabitants (sd)

 

401 (96.16)

362 (96.02)

6 (100)

27 (96.43)

6 (100)

Children cohabitants

No

0.22 (0.55)

0.23 (0.56)

0 (0)

0.12 (0.44)

0.17 (0.41)

Yes

2 (0.48)

2 (0.53)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

NA

14 (3.36)

13 (3.45)

0 (0)

1 (3.57)

0 (0)

Nephew

No

195 (46.76)

180 (47.75)

1 (16.67)

11 (39.29)

3 (50)

Yes

89 (21.34)

82 (21.75)

1 (16.67)

4 (14.29)

2 (33.33)

NA

133 (31.89)

115 (30.5)

4 (66.67)

13 (46.43)

1 (16.67)

Marital status

Married/Cohabiting

223 (53.48)

200 (53.05)

4 (66.67)

15 (53.57)

4 (66.67)

Single

57 (13.67)

52 (13.79)

1 (16.67)

4 (14.29)

0 (0)

Separated

53 (12.71)

48 (12.73)

1 (16.67)

3 (10.71)

1 (16.67)

Widowed

83 (19.9)

76 (20.16)

0 (0)

6 (21.43)

1 (16.67)

NA

1 (0.24)

1 (0.27)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Smoker

No

367 (88.01)

332 (88.06)

5 (83.33)

25 (89.29)

5 (83.33)

Yes

49 (11.75)

44 (11.67)

1 (16.67)

3 (10.71)

1 (16.67)

NA

1 (0.24)

1 (0.27)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Respiratory allergies

No

291 (69.78)

266 (70.56)

6 (100)

17 (60.71)

2 (33.33)

Yes

126 (30.22)

111 (29.44)

0 (0)

11 (39.29)

4 (66.67)

Co-morbidities

No

137 (32.85)

117 (31.03)

3 (50)

17 (60.71)

0 (0)

Yes

278 (66.67)

259 (68.7)

3 (50)

10 (35.71)

6 (100)

NA

2 (0.48)

1 (0.27)

0 (0)

1 (3.57)

0 (0)

Group of co-morbidities

Respiratory

86 (20.62)

80 (21.22)

0 (0)

3 (10.71)

3 (50)

Cardiac

120 (28.78)

114 (30.24)

1 (16.67)

4 (14.29)

1 (16.67)

Metabolic

23 (5.52)

20 (5.31)

1 (16.67)

1 (3.57)

1 (16.67)

Tumours

10 (2.4)

10 (2.65)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Thyroid

23 (5.52)

20 (5.31)

1 (16.67)

2 (7.14)

0 (0)

Other

16 (3.84)

15 (3.98)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (16.67)

None

137 (32.85)

117 (31.03)

3 (50)

17 (60.71)

0 (0)

NA

2 (0.48)

1 (0.27)

0 (0)

1 (3.57)

0 (0)

Pneumococcal vaccination

No

389 (93.29)

350 (92.84)

6 (100)

28 (100)

5 (83.33)

Yes

28 (6.71)

27 (7.16)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (16.67)

Type of vaccination

PCV13

10 (2.4)

10 (2.65)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

PPV23

17 (4.08)

16 (4.24)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (16.67)

NA

390 (93.53)

351 (93.1)

6 (100)

28 (100)

5 (83.33)

Influenza vaccination

No

215 (51.56)

191 (50.66)

4 (66.67)

16 (57.14)

4 (66.67)

Yes

202 (48.44)

186 (49.34)

2 (33.33)

12 (42.86)

2 (33.33)

Mean number of respiratory infections (sd)

0.9 (1.87)

0.89 (1.91)

1.4 (1.14)

0.92 (1.04)

1 (2.45)

Mean number of upper respiratory tract infections (sd)

0.61 (1.64)

0.6 (1.67)

1 (1.22)

0.65 (0.98)

1 (2.45)

Mean number of lower respiratory tract infections (sd)

0.28 (0.68)

0.29 (0.69)

0.4 (0.55)

0.24 (0.52)

0 (0)

Hospitalizations in the last 3 months

No

404 (96.88)

364 (96.55)

6 (100)

28 (100)

6 (100)

Yes

13 (3.12)

13 (3.45)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Emergency Room visit in the last 3 months

No

388 (93.05)

352 (93.37)

5 (83.33)

25 (89.29)

6 (100)

Yes

24 (5.76)

22 (5.84)

0 (0)

2 (7.14)

0 (0)

NA

5 (1.2)

3 (0.8)

1 (16.67)

1 (3.57)

0 (0)

Treatments with antibiotic in the last month

No

368 (88.25)

329 (87.27)

6 (100)

27 (96.43)

6 (100)

Yes

49 (11.75)

48 (12.73)

0 (0)

1 (3.57)

0 (0)

Pneumococcal infections in the last month

No

363 (87.05)

327 (86.74)

6 (100)

24 (85.71)

6 (100)

Yes

54 (12.95)

50 (13.26)

0 (0)

4 (14.29)

0 (0)

  1. NA not available, PCV13 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine, PPV23 23-valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine, SD standard deviation