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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Healthcare resource utilization and cost of pneumococcal disease in children in Germany, 2014–2019: a retrospective cohort study

All individuals

916,805

 

Year (n)

 2014

683,807

 

 2015

682,618

 

 2016

673,787

 

 2017

662,069

 

 2018

654,311

 

 2019

646,472

 

Age (years) at study entry (mean, SD)

6

5.22

Age group (n, %)

 0–1

306,767

33.46

 2–4

126,764

13.83

 5–15

483,274

52.71

Sex (n, %)

 Male

471,991

51.48

 Female

444,814

48.52

Underlying medical conditions for 2015 cohort* (n, %)

 No at-risk medical condition

609,198

89.24

 Any at-risk medical condition

67,001

9.82

  Chronic diseases

   Diabetes mellitus

2,089

0.31

   Chronic pulmonary disease (incl. asthma)

48,728

7.14

   Chronic heart disease

11,535

1.69

   Neurological disorders

8,195

1.20

 Any high-risk medical condition

9,359

1.37

  Cancer

931

0.14

  Cerebrospinal fluid leak

8

0.00

  Chronic renal disease

848

0.12

  Cochlear implant

1,078

0.16

  Functional or anatomic asplenia, sickle cell disease/other hemoglobinopathy, congenital or acquired asplenia, splenic dysfunction, splenectomy

737

0.11

  HIV infection

27

0.00

  Immuno-compromising diseases

5,287

0.77

  Organ transplant

431

0.06

  Chronic liver disease

408

0.06

  Autoimmune disease

368

0.05

  1. *Underlying medical conditions were assessed in a 12-month look-back period for each individual from the date of study entry. As no medical history was available prior to 2014, results are displayed for the 2015 cohort