Table 1 Co-morbidity of patients with COPD aged at least 40 years vaccinated against influenza, pneumonia, neither or both in the 2006/7 influenza season
NonePneumonia onlyInfluenza onlyBoth
No (%)No (%)No (%)No (%)
Patients31062 (100.0)5635 (100.0)9679 (100.0)50699 (100.0)
Male13286 (42.8)2386 (42.3)4102 (42.4)23830 (47.0)
Age
    40–4910577 (34.1)557 (9.9)1208 (12.5)1471 (2.9)
    50–5910816 (34.8)979 (17.3)2596 (26.8)4525 (8.9)
    60–696083 (19.6)1436 (25.5)3248 (33.6)13406 (26.4)
    70–792088 (6.7)1480 (26.3)1468 (15.2)18942 (37.4)
    80–891206 (3.9)964 (17.1)929 (9.6)10843 (21.4)
    ≥90292 (0.9)219 (3.9)230 (2.4)1512 (3.0)
Myocardial infarction479 (1.54)377 (6.69)536 (5.54)4822 (9.51)
Congestive heart disease476 (1.53)411 (7.29)440 (4.55)4641 (9.15)
Peripheral vascular disease994 (3.20)482 (8.55)617 (6.37)4931 (9.73)
Cerebrovascular disease936 (3.01)589 (10.45)793 (8.19)5965 (11.77)
Dementia72 (0.23)64 (1.14)76 (0.79)364 (0.72)
Rheumatic disease678 (2.18)300 (5.32)418 (4.32)3165 (6.24)
Peptic ulcer disease1155 (3.72)432 (7.67)560 (5.79)4010 (7.91)
Mild liver disease66 (0.21)30 (0.53)35 (0.36)154 (0.30)
Diabetes775 (2.50)655 (11.62)780 (8.06)6964 (13.74)
Diabetes with chronic disorders31 (0.10)46 (0.82)36 (0.37)428 (0.84)
Hemiplegia or paraplegia58 (0.19)14 (0.25)32 (0.33)182 (0.36)
Renal disease170 (0.55)150 (2.66)112 (1.16)1455 (2.87)
Any malignancy1546 (4.98)672 (11.93)892 (9.22)7092 (13.99)
Moderate or severe liver disease40 (0.13)6 (0.11)15 (0.15)67 (0.13)
Metastatic solid tumour41 (0.13)32 (0.57)23 (0.24)172 (0.34)