Research Article

Incidence and Prognostic Factors for Legionnaires' Disease in Denmark 1993–2006

Table 3

Distribution of risk factors by age groups. Confirmed notified cases of LD, Denmark 1993–2006.

Age groupsAt least one comorbidity no. (%)Travel associated no. (%)Nosocomial no. (%)Male sex no. (%)Total

<40 years49 (60%)19 (23%)11 (13%)58 (71%)82
40–59 years324 (64%)154 (32%)47 (10%)345 (71%)487
60–69 years221 (80%)88 (32%)43 (16%)165 (60%)275
70–79 years164 (82%)37 (19%)50 (25%)124 (62%)199
80+ years62 (85%)4 (5.5%)15 (21%)43 (59%)73
All patients820 (73%)302 (27%)166 (15%)735 (66%)1116