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. 2012 Apr 3;184(6):645–653. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.110754

Table 4:

Neonatal outcomes, by study period

Variable Control vaccine Influenza vaccine OR (95% CI)* p value Adjusted OR (95% CI)* p value


No. % (95% CI)* No. % (95% CI)*
No influenza virus circulating (Sept. 2004–Jan. 2005) n = 108 n = 103

Birth weight, g, mean 3053 (2967 to 3139) 3083 (3000 to 3176) 30 (−98 to 157)** 0.9††

Small for gestational age§ 37 34.3 (25.1 to 42.9) 30 29.1 (20.2 to 37.8) 0.79 (0.44 to 1.41) 0.4

Born before 37 weeks’ gestation 10 9.3 (3.8 to 14.8) 8 7.8 (2.6 to 13.0) 0.83 (0.31 to 2.18) 0.7

Weight < 2500 g 8 7.4 (2.5 to 12.3) 6 5.8 (1.3 to 10.3) 0.77 (0.26 to 2.31) 0.6

Apgar score at 1 min, mean 7.7 (7.3 to 8.1) 7.6 (7.3 to 8.1) 0.7

Female 46 42.9 (32.7 to 51.3) 43 41.8 (31.5 to 50.5) 0.97 (0.56 to 1.67) 0.9

Influenza virus circulating (Feb. 2005–Oct. 2005) n = 58 n = 58

Birth weight, g, mean 2978 (2849 to 3107) 3178 (3058 to 3298) 200 (191 to 209)** 0.02†† 193 (9 to 378)‡‡ 0.01

Small for gestational age§ 26 44.8 (31.2 to 56.8) 15 25.9 (13.9 to 36.1) 0.43 (0.20 to 0.94) 0.03 0.44 (0.19 to 0.99) 0.05

Born before 37 weeks’ gestation 4 6.9 (0.4 to 13.4) 2 3.5 (0 to 8.2) 0.48 (0.08 to 2.74) 0.4 0.32 (0.05 to 2.29)§§ 0.3

Weight < 2500 g 5 8.6 (1.4 to 15.8) 1 1.7 (0 to 5.0) 0.19 (0.02 to 1.64) 0.09 0.17 (0.02 to 1.63) 0.1

Apgar score at 1 min, mean 7.3 (6.6 to 8.0) 7.7 (7.3 to 8.2) 0.3

Female 26 44.8 (31.2 to 56.8) 27 46.6 (33.2 to 58.9) 1.07 (0.52 to 2.23) 0.9 1.12 (0.53 to 2.39) 0.8

Note: CI = confidence interval, OR = odds ratio.

*

Unless stated otherwise.

Adjusted for gestational age at immunization, and interval from immunization to delivery.

χ2 test.

§

Infants who were below the tenth percentile of weight for gestational age.

Calculated from a total of 107 infants due to missing sex data for one infant.

**

Mean difference (95% CI).

††

Mann–Whitney U test.

‡‡

Adjusted mean difference.

§§

Adjusted only for interval from immunization to delivery.