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. 2011 Jan 12;11:30. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-30

Table 2.

Estimates of IVC for seasonal influenza (2008-2009 and 2009-2010 seasons) and pandemic influenza (2009-2010 season)

Seasonal influenza A(H1N1)2009 influenza


2008-2009 season 2009-2010 season 2009-2010 season



N* IVC
(95% CI)
N* IVC
(95% CI)
N* IVC
(95% CI)



Age group
 0 - 4 years 395 9.9
(6.8 - 14.2)
410 4.9
(2.9 - 8.0)
407 17.6
(14.1 - 21.8)
 5 - 14 years 345 6.5
(4.0 - 10.3)
371 7.0
(4.5 - 10.6)
371 12.7
(9.4 - 17.0)
 15 - 29 years 423 8.9
(6.1 - 12.8)
371 8.1
(5.4 - 12.1)
371 6.6
(4.2 - 10.2)
 30 - 64 years 1,506 15.9
(14.1 - 17.9)
1,555 17.3
(15.4 - 19.5)
1,555 11.7
(10.0 - 13.6)
 Older than 64 years 730 62.7
(58.9 - 66.4)
557 62.6
(58.1 - 66.9)
557 10.4
(8.0 - 13.6)
All age groups 3,399 20.6
(19.2 - 22.1)
3,264 20.8
(19.3 - 22.4)
3,261 11.1
(9.8 - 12.4)
Healthcare workers 133 24.9
(17.9 - 33.5)
120 33.9
(25.4 - 43.6)
120 29.8
(21.7 - 39.4)
Gender
 Male 1,522 21.5
(19.3 - 23.9)
1,449 19.2
(17.0 - 21.6)
1,449 9.2
(7.9 - 10.2)
 Female 1,877 19.8
(18.0 - 21.7)
1,815 22.3
(20.3 - 24.5)
1,812 7.8
(6.7 - 9.1)
At-risk individuals
 0 - 4 years 22 31.7
(13.4 - 58.2)
32 18.6
(7.6 - 38.8)
32 25.3
(11.6 - 46.5)
 5 - 14 years 14 13.1
(4.0 - 35.4)
27 31.5
(15.1 - 58.9)
27 21.5
(8.3 - 45.6)
 15 - 29 years 23 21.8
(7.4 - 49.2)
20 24.3
(6.7 - 51.1)
20 0
(-)
 30 - 64 years 133 40.3
(31.7 - 50.0)
150 41.1
(32.5 - 50.3)
150 17.9
(12.2 - 25.6)
 Older than 64 years 730 62.7
(58.9 - 66.4)
557 62.6
(58.1 - 67.0)
557 10.4
(7.9 - 13.6)
 All age groups 922 54.9
(51.2 - 58.6)
786 54.5
(50.6 - 58.4)
786 12.2
(9.8 - 15.1)
 Younger than 65 years 192 33.6
(26.2 - 42.0)
229 35.5
(28.0 - 43.8)
229 16.3
(11.4 - 22.8)
Pregnant women - - 71 5.4
(1.8 - 15.4)
71 12.8
(5.7 - 26.1)

*N: number of respondents