Table 3

The proportion of pneumococcal disease according to age group

Age groupPneumococcal CAP (%)Annual incidence (per 100 000)VT serotypes (%)NVT serotypes (%)OR of VT versus NVT CAP (95% CI)p Value
16–44 (n=136)64 (47.1)12.17 (10.9)38 (59.4)Reference
45–64 (n=192)76 (39.6)27.014 (18.4)41 (53.9)1.9 (0.7 to 5.1)0.231
65–74 (n=209)72 (34.4)70.617 (23.6)29 (40.3)3.2 (1.2 to 8.7)0.024
75–84 (n=242)92 (38.0)134.518 (19.6)39 (42.4)2.5 (0.9 to 6.7)0.066
85+ (n=141)62 (44.0)274.116 (25.8)23 (37.1)3.8 (1.4 to 10.6)0.011
All ages (n=920)366 (39.8)36.572 (19.7)170 (46.4)
  • CAP, community-acquired pneumonia; NVT, non vaccine-type (serotypes not included within the 7-valent childhood pneumococcal vaccine); VT, vaccine-type (serotypes included within the 7-valent childhood pneumococcal vaccine (4, 6B, 9V, 14, 18C, 19F, 23F)).