Table 2.
Incidence of nonsevere and severe outcomes among 1479 patients admitted to hospital with pandemic (H1N1) influenza, by sex, age, Aboriginal status and pregnancy status
| Characteristic | Population | Outcome; incidence per 100 000 population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonsevere outcome n = 1171 | Admission to ICU, nonfatal n = 236 | Death n = 72 | ||
| Canada | 33 739 859 | 3.47 | 0.70 | 0.21 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 16 732 476 | 3.50 | 0.60 | 0.17 |
| Female | 17 007 383 | 3.42 | 0.79 | 0.25 |
| Age, yr | ||||
| < 1 | 376 842 | 29.46 | 2.92 | 0.27 |
| 1–4 | 1 460 882 | 11.50 | 1.16 | 0.00 |
| 5–9 | 1 799 302 | 8.84 | 0.78 | 0.17 |
| 10–19 | 4 226 705 | 3.71 | 0.54 | 0.12 |
| 20–44 | 11 718 791 | 2.36 | 0.73 | 0.15 |
| 45–64 | 9 469 891 | 2.22 | 0.73 | 0.29 |
| ≥ 65 | 4 687 446 | 1.79 | 0.32 | 0.38 |
| Aboriginal | 906 125 | 23.73 | 4.08 | 0.99 |
| Pregnant | 501 504* | 12.16 | 2.59 | 0.80 |
*
Estimated number of pregnant women in the five-month study period.