Table 1 Characteristics of hospitalized pneumonia patients, grouped by livestock farm exposure
Goat farm ≤2 km N (%) | Goat farm > 2 km N (%) | P-value | Poultry farm ≤2 km N (%) | Poultry farm > 2 km N (%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 277 (12.4) | 1953 (87.6) | 370 (16.6) | 1860 (83.4) | ||
Median age, years [IQR] | 73 [18] | 72 [19] | 0.1740 | 72 [20] | 72 [19] | 0.9810 |
Male gender | 162 (58.5) | 1121 (57.4) | 0.7458 | 235 (65.5) | 1048 (56.3) | 0.0113 |
Positive diagnosis | 66 (23.8) | 493 (25.2) | 0.6569 | 100 (27.0) | 459 (24.7) | 0.3579 |
Season of admission | ||||||
Apr-Sep | 108 (39.0) | 708 (36.3) | 0.3866 | 135 (36.5) | 681 (36.6) | 1.0000 |
Oct-Mar | 169 (61.0) | 1245 (63.7) | 235 (63.5) | 1179 (63.4) | ||