Table 1 Demographics and morbidity characteristics of the study participants
From: Community-acquired pneumonia – use of chest x-rays for diagnosis in family practice
Variables | N | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Men | 2064 | (48.8) |
Women | 2166 | (51.2) | |
Age | 18–39 | 1047 | (24.8) |
40–64 | 1702 | (40.2) | |
65 + | 1481 | (35.0) | |
Distance to the radiology facility | Out of the city | 2699 | (63.8) |
In the clinic or in the city | 1531 | (36.2) | |
Smoking | Never | 3535 | (83.6) |
Past or current | 695 | (16.4) | |
Asthma | No | 3893 | (92.0) |
Yes | 337 | (8.0) | |
CHF | No | 4176 | (98.7) |
Yes | 54 | (1.3) | |
COPD | No | 4086 | (96.6) |
Yes | 144 | (3.4) | |
Diabetes | No | 3775 | (89.2) |
Yes | 455 | (10.8) | |
IHD | No | 3848 | (91.0) |
Yes | 382 | (9.0) | |
Chronic comorbidities | None | 3198 | (75.6) |
At least one | 1032 | (24.4) | |