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. 2010 Apr 6;7(4):e1000256. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000256

Table 1. Mean annual influenza-related event rates and relative rates comparing post-UIIP to pre-UIIP event rates.

Event Number of Events per 100,000 Population in Ontario, Mean (95% CI) Post- vs. Pre-2000 Relative Rate, Mean (95% CI)
Pre-UIIP Post-UIIP Ontario Other Provinces Combined
Office visits 813.58 (807.90; 819.20) 173.00 (169.90; 176.10) 0.21 (0.21; 0.22) 0.52 (0.51; 0.53)
ED visits 139.57 (137.50; 141.70) 43.57 (42.20; 44.90) 0.31 (0.30; 0.32) 0.69 (0.67; 0.70)
Hospitalizations 33.38 (32.20; 34.60) 8.49 (7.70; 9.30) 0.25 (0.23; 0.28) 0.44 (0.42; 0.46)
Deaths 12.00 (11.05; 12.96) 2.79 (2.15; 3.42) 0.23 (0.18; 0.30) 0.33 (0.28; 0.39)

Source: Kwong [13].

CI, confidence interval; ED, emergency department; UIIP, universal influenza immunization program.