Table 1

Characteristics of the Study Population According to Immunization Status

Study PopulationTotal Study Population CY = 11,493Immunized in Current Year but No Prior IIV Immunization CY = 2,914Immunized in Current Year and 1 IIV in Previous 2 Years CY = 2,450Immunized in Current Year and ≥2 IIVs in Previous 3 Years, Including Prior Year CY = 4,653
Sex (%)
 Boys57.957.757.157.6
 Girls42.142.342.942.4
Socioeconomic status score
 Low16.417.016.114.6
 Middle50.748.550.254.3
 High32.734.533.531.0
Age group, y (%)
 0-5  8.420.9  8.8  1.2
 6-1015.620.219.010.5
 11-1545.337.544.748.3
 >1530.721.727.639.9
Health care–seeking behavior; number of consultations (%)
 090.388.790.492.0
 1  6.8  8.1  6.7  5.5
 >1  2.9  3.2  2.8  2.6
Out-season RIs in previous year (%)
 096.596.497.498.1
 1  3.0  3.2  2.4  1.5
 >1  0.5  0.3  0.2  0.3
Indicated diseases; % yes
 Preexisting cardiovascular disease10.710.510.010.2
 Chronic lung disease78.079.777.378.5
 Diabetes  8.3  6.3  8.5  9.2
 Chronic kidney disorder  0.1  0.1  0.1  0.1
 Immunocompromising condition  3.9  3.7  4.6  3.3
 Respiratory difficulties with neurologic origin  1.7  1.3  1.8  1.8
Number of indications for IIV (%)
 197.498.397.796.8
 >1  2.6  1.7  2.3  3.2
Incidence of RI during influenza season/100 child-years (95% CI)
 All ages18.4 (17.1-19.8)27.8 (24.7-31.2)13.1 (10.8-15.7)13.4 (11.7-15.4)
 0-5 y56.4 (48.6-65.1)66.2 (55.6-78.2)37.9 (25.5-54.4)49.4 (24.1-90.8)
 6-10 y30.3 (26.0-35.0)30.0 (23.0-38.4)22.8 (16.1-31.3)26.9 (19.7-35.9)
 11-15 y13.2 (11.5-15.0)14.8 (11.3-19.1)  9.4 (6.6-12.9)12.4 (9.7-14.8)
 >15 y  9.6 (7.9-11.6)12.6 (8.5-18.1)  4.5 (2.3-8.0)10.4 (8.1-13.2)
 Boys19.3 (17.6-21.3)30.0 (25.7-34.7)14.7 (11.5-18.5)13.8 (11.5-16.5)
 Girls17.1 (15.1-19.2)24.8 (20.4-29.9)10.9 (7.7-14.9)12.9 (10.3-15.9)
Number of consultations for RI during influenza season (%)
 095.293.096.596.3
 1  3.0  3.9  2.3  2.5
 >1  1.8  3.1  1.2  1.2
  • CY = child years; IIV = inactivated influenza vaccine; RI = respiratory illness.