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Determine the overall and age-specific population incidence, demographic characteristics, and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia across a defined population.

May 1, 1993American Journal of Epidemiology

Incidence of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Population of Four Municipalities in Eastern Finland

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CJC JokinenKuopio University Hospital LHLeena HeiskanenKuopio University Hospital HJH. JuvonenUniversity of Eastern Finland

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Population-based prospective study reports highest incidence of community-acquired pneumonia in young children and older adults, highlighting age-dependent disease vulnerability.

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Determine the overall and age-specific population incidence, demographic characteristics, and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia across a defined population.
Monitored 46,979 inhabitants across four municipalities over a one-year period (September 1, 1981, to August 31, 1982) via attending physician notifications, pathologist autopsy reports, and retrospective register reviews.
Diagnosed community-acquired pneumonia based on radiologic or autopsy criteria, obtaining chest radiographs in 97% of suspected cases.
Identified 546 cases of community-acquired pneumonia (323 males, 223 females), yielding an overall annual incidence of 11.6 per 1,000 inhabitants (13.9 in males, 9.4 in females), with a 42% hospitalization rate and a 4% case fatality rate.
Demonstrated marked age variation with annual incidence per 1,000 inhabitants of 36.0 in children <5 years, 16.2 in ages 5–14, 6.0 in ages 15–59, 15.4 in ages 60–74, and 34.2 in adults ≥75 years.

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Jokinen et al. (1993) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a12ea6fc031bb6829a788bf https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116770

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Population-based prospective study reports highest incidence of community-acquired pneumonia in young children and older adults, highlighting age-dependent disease vulnerability.

Incidence of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Population of Four Municipalities in Eastern Finland

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Incidence of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Population of Four Municipalities in Eastern Finland

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