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. 2003 Dec;93(12):2074–2078. doi: 10.2105/ajph.93.12.2074

TABLE 3—

Adjusted Prevalence of Influenza Vaccination in White and Black High-Risk Adults, by Age Group and Chronic Medical Condition: United States, 1999

≥ 65 y 18–64 y
% Vaccinated % Vaccinated
High-Risk Conditions Whites Blacks P Value Whites Blacks P Value
Diabetes 75 61 .0057a 46 33 .0073a
Chronic heart conditions 73 55 .0002a 34 26 .0449a
COPD 76 63 .1508 31 21 .0476a
Cancer 74 53 .0014a 33 20 .1131
Asthma 73 59 .1385 26 27 .8485
≥ 2 of above conditions 72 58 < .0001a 30 24 .0149a

Note. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Percentage and P values are adjusted for covariates. Covariates include gender, education, income, employment, and having a physician checkup.

aProportion vaccinated in Whites compared with Blacks significantly different at P < .05.

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