Table 2.

Age distribution of measles hospitalizations. Italy, 2002–2003.

Age group (years)	2002		2003
	N. hospitalizations (%)	N. hospitalizations/100,000 population	N. hospitalizations (%)	N. hospitalizations/100,000 population
<1	241 (7.8)	46.2	102 (4.9)	19.0
1 – 4	834 (27.1)	39.8	382 (18.3)	17.9
5 – 9	781 (25.4)	29.2	379 (18.2)	14.3
10 – 14	430 (14.0)	15.3	329 (15.8)	11.6
15 – 19	258 (8.4)	8.8	313 (15.0)	10.8
≥ 20	528 (17.2)	1.1	577 (27.7)	1.2
Total	3072 (100.0)	5.4	2082 (100.0)	3.6

Note: All differences observed among age-groups were statistically significant (p < 0.05), with the exception of: 2003, age groups < 1 vs. 1–4 years and age groups 10–14 vs. 15–19 years.