History of inflammatory lung disease among cases and controls
| Cases | Controls | |
|---|---|---|
| Total, n (%) | 100 (100) | 402 (100) |
| No reported inflammatory lung disease, n (%) | 58 (58) | 290 (72) |
| Reported inflammatory lung disease at study inclusion, n (%) | 42 (42) | 112 (28) |
| Pneumonia* | 35 (35) | 106 (26) |
| Tuberculosis* | 5 (5) | 12 (3) |
| Sarcoidosis | 3 (3) | 1 (0) |
| Reported inflammatory lung disease before index year, n (%)† | 22 (22) | 69 (17) |
| Pneumonia‡ | 18 (18) | 62 (15) |
| Tuberculosis‡ | 3 (3) | 10 (2) |
| Sarcoidosis | 1 (1) | 1 (0) |
| Reported inflammatory lung disease after or at index year, n (%)† | 8 (8) | 13 (3) |
*One case and six controls reported both pneumonia and tuberculosis.
†Numbers does not add up since 12 cases (29%) and 30 controls (27%) that had reported inflammatory lung disease did not report incidence year.
‡One case and six controls reported both pneumonia and tuberculosis.