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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of pneumonia patients in the MarketScan database between 2018 and 2014

From: Trends in healthcare utilization and costs associated with pneumonia in the United States during 2008–2014

Variable

Mean

Range of annual values

Pneumonia patients, n

626,580

486,442–758,196

Age (y)

 Mean

41.9

39.4–44.7

 Median

46

42–50

Age range, %

  <  1 y

2.0

1.6–2.4

 1 y

3.3

2.9–3.6

 2–4 y

8.7

7.7–9.3

 5–17 y

17.1

15.1–19.3

 18–49 y

22.8

21.4–24.2

 50–64 y

22.0

20.9–23.8

 65–74 y

8.3

7.0–10.1

 75–84 y

9.2

8.3–10.3

  ≥ 85 y

6.7

5.4–8.1

Male, n (%)

48.7

48.4–48.8

Insurance, n (%)

 Commercial a

75.5

71.1–79.0

 Medicare b

24.5

21.0–28.9

US geographic region, n (%)

 Northeast

17.5

9.7–22.6

 North Central

26.4

24.1–29.8

 South

36.8

31.2–45.4

 West

17.7

14.5–21.2

 Unknown

1.7

0.2–3.1

  1. a Includes active employees and their dependents, early (non-Medicare) retirees and their dependents, and individuals covered under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
  2. b Includes retirees (> 65 y), their dependents, and younger people with disabilities