Table 1 Characteristics of 126 CAP patients, by the presence of a poultry farm within 1Â km of the home address
|  | Poultry farm at ≥1 km | Poultry farm at <1 km | p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
n | 100 | 26 | Â |
Male sex, n (%) | 61 (61.0) | 15 (57.7) | 0.76 |
Age, mean ± SD, yrs | 70.3 ± 15.3 | 66.5 ± 13.6 | 0.26 |
CAP at age ≥60 year, n (%) | 80 (80.0) | 19 (73.1) | 0.44 |
Current smoking, n (%) | 40 (40.0) | 8 (30.8) | 0.30 |
Month of admission, n (%) | |||
 November 2008 | 17 (17.0) | 6 (23.1) | 0.71 |
 December 2008 | 27 (27.0) | 8 (30.8) |  |
 January 2009 | 26 (26.0) | 7 (26.9) |  |
 February 2009 | 30 (30.0) | 5 (19.2) |  |
Recent antibiotics usageb | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | NA |
COPD, n (%) | 40 (40.0) | 10 (38.5) | 0.89 |
ICS, n (%) | 6 (6.0) | 3 (11.5) | 0.39 |
PSI, n (%) | |||
 Mild | 26 (26.0) | 8 (30.7) | 0.60 |
 Moderate | 45 (45.0) | 13 (50.0) |  |
 Severe | 29 (29.0) | 5 (19.2) |  |