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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Aug 7.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Sep;122(3):659–667. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182a1118a

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
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)

Medical care during first trimester 65,978 (88.8) 124,806 (86.3) <.001

Hospitalized prior to vaccine or index date 3983(5.4) 8209 (5.7) .002

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

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

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

Poverty 13.0 ± .12 14.9± .13 <.001

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