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Table 1 Pneumococcal vaccination coverages at the end of 2003 in people 65 years or older in Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain) according to age groups and gender.

From: Evolution of vaccination rates after the implementation of a free systematic pneumococcal vaccination in Catalonian older adults: 4-years follow-up

Gender

Male

Female

Difference (male-female)

Overall population

Age groups

%

%

%

(95% CI)

P-value

%

(95% CI)

65–69 yrs (n = 3189)

37.5

41.1

-3.6

(-7.0 to -0.2)

0.040

39.3

(37.6 to 41.0)

70–74 yrs (n = 2814)

55.8

54.4

1.4

(-2.5 to 5.3)

0.453

55.1

(53.3 to 56.9)

75–79 yrs (n = 2183)

65.9

57.3

8.6

(4.5 to 12.7)

0.001

61.6

(59.6 to 63.6)

80–84 yrs (n = 1335)

66.7

60.6

6.1

(0.7 to 11.5)

0.027

63.6

(60.8 to 66.4)

85–89 yrs (n = 609)

65.8

62.8

3.0

(-6.3 to 12.3)

0.469

64.3

(60.5 to 68.1)

90 or more yrs (n = 280)

54.5

54.6

-0.1

(-12.2 to 12.0)

0.980

54.5

(48.7 to 60.3)

Overall (N = 10,410)

53.4

52.7

0.7

(-1.2 to 2.6)

0.481

53.1

(52.2 to 54.9)