Table 5. Syndrome variation that can be explained by either the pathogen counts, seasonal terms, or pathogen counts and seasonal terms together*.
Syndrome data | Pathogens, % | Pathogens and seasonal terms, % | Seasonal terms, % |
---|---|---|---|
Absenteeism | 68 | 80 | 79 |
GP | 86 | 89 | 75 |
Pharmacy | 80 | 87 | 77 |
Hospitalization | 84 | 88 | 75 |
Laboratory submissions | 61 | 63 | 53 |
Mortality | 78 | 78 | 52 |
*Estimated by 3 different R2 values for each registry: 1) for the syndromes explained by pathogen counts alone; 2) after adding seasonal terms to the pathogen model; and 3) for the syndromes explained by seasonal terms alone (sine and cosine parameters). GP, general practice.