Table 1.
Baseline Comparisons Between Females Exposed and Unexposed to Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine During Pregnancy
| Vaccinated n=74,292 | Unvaccinated n=144,597 | P | |
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| Age at pregnancy outcome (y) | .36 | ||
| Younger than 20 | 2,753(3.7) | 5,402 (3.7) | |
| 20–34 | 54,421 (70.6) | 102,389 (70.8) | |
| 35 or older | 19,118 (25.7) | 36,806(25.5) | |
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| Medical care during first trimester | 65,978 (88.8) | 124,806 (86.3) | <.001 |
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| Hospitalized prior to vaccine or index date | 3983(5.4) | 8209 (5.7) | .002 |
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| Preexisting comorbidities* | |||
| Pulmonary | 4,672 (6.3) | 6,557 (4.5) | <.001 |
| Hypertension | 1,766(2.4) | 2,976(2.1) | <.001 |
| Diabetes | 1,336 (1.8) | 1,865 (1.3) | <.001 |
| Heart disease | 883 (1.2) | 1,362 (0.9) | <.001 |
| Neurologic | 388 (0.5) | 669 (0.5) | .83 |
| Rheumatologic | 304 (0.4) | 466 (0.3) | .06 |
| Hypercoagulability | 134 (.2) | 210 (0.2) | .05 |
| Any comorbidity | 8,570(11.5) | 12,953(9.8) | <.001 |
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| Preexisting pregnancy complications† | |||
| Hemorrhage in early pregnancy | 6,577(8.9) | 12,831(8.9) | .87 |
| Gestational hypertension | 1,083(1.5) | 1,775(1.2) | <.001 |
| Excessive vomiting | 3,951(5.3) | 7,874(5.5) | .21 |
| Gestational diabetes | 3,322 (4.5) | 5,454(3.8) | <.001 |
| Proteinuria | 109(0.2) | 214(0.2) | .94 |
| Obesity | 4,148(5.6) | 7,459(5.2) | <.001 |
| Any pregnancy complication | 16,169 (21.8) | 30,371(21.0) | <.001 |
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| Number of outpatient visits | |||
| Before vaccine or index date | 5.1 ± 4.1 | 4.6 ± 4.0 | <.001 |
| After vaccine or index date | 7.6 ± 4.9 | 6.8± 4.6 | <.001 |
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| Poverty‡ | 13.0 ± .12 | 14.9± .13 | <.001 |
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| Gestational age at delivery (wk)§ | 39.0 ± 1.62 | 39.0± 1.68 | .50 |
Data are n (%) or mean ±standard deviation unless otherwise specified.
Diagnoses at inpatient, outpatient or emergency visits, from 6 months prior to estimated last menstrual period through the vaccination or index date.
Diagnoses at inpatient, outpatient or emergency visits from the estimated last menstrual period through the vaccination or index date.
Percent of families in census tract with income below 150% of federal poverty level ± standard error
For pregnancies ending in a live birth, mean gestational age ± standard deviation