 The Northern Finland Birth Cohort, NFBC, 1966 and 1986 data revealed that men aged 19 to 21 had the highest rate of pneumonia, with a peak of 227 cases per 10,000 individuals. Additionally, men with low educational levels, smokers, those with asthma, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, or type 2 diabetes were more likely to develop pneumonia. Furthermore, men who drank excessively at age 31 were also at higher risk of developing pneumonia later in life. This article was offered by Pia Holmer, Paula Pasonen, Oli Mustonen, and others.