Table 4.
Comparison of hospital- vs. community-acquired influenza infections in hospitalizations with and without co-occurring diagnoses of sickle cell anemiaa
| Influenza-related hospitalizationsb | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without SCD | With SCD | P-value | ||
|
Influenza diagnosis present on admission?c (N(%)) |
Yes (community-acquired) |
4,777 (98) | 66 (100) | 0.29 |
|
No (hospital-acquired) |
81 (1.7) | 0 (0) | ||
a
Data limited to 2 states (CA, NY) reporting whether discharge diagnoses were present on admission.
b
61 hospitalizations included more than 1 influenza discharge diagnosis code (2 influenza codes: N=60; 3 influenza codes: N=1). For these 61 hospitalizations, the first-listed influenza diagnosis was assessed as present or absent on admission.
c
Excludes hospitalizations for which the relevant ‘present on admission’ variable is missing.