Invasive Pneumococcal Disease: Still Lots to Learn and a Need for Standardized Data Collection Instruments

Table 1

Sociodemographic and lifestyle features in 2435 adults with invasive pneumococcal disease.

	Number	Percent
Number studied	2435	100
Number of males	1380	56.7
Mean age (SD)	54.2 (17.8)
Aboriginal (first nations)	312	12.8
To hospital by ambulance	1098	45.1
Admission status
Never seen at a hospital	3	0.1
Outpatient only with visits for IV antibiotics	10	0.4
Emergency Room only	229	9.4
Inpatient	2193	90.1
Residence prior to admission
Home	1960	80.5
Homeless, no shelter	98	4.0
Homeless, shelter	86	3.5
Lodge/group home	119	4.9
Continuing care facility	60	2.5
Subacute care	7	0.3
Functional status in the week prior to admission
Fully functional	2078	85.4
Walking with assistance	302	12.4
Wheelchair	37	1.5
Bedridden	18	0.7
Smoker, current	1104	45.3
Alcohol, excess use	620	25.5
Illicit drug use	482	19.8