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. 2012 Jul 31;7(7):e41435. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041435

Table 1. Characteristics of Influenza Cases Matched to Healthy Controls.

Characteristic Cases Controls Crude odds ratio
n (%) n (%) (95% CI)
Sex
Male 410 (71.8) 1766 (77.3) 0.74 (0.60–0.91)
Female 161 (28.2) 518 (22.7) Ref
Age group
<25 175 (30.6) 621 (27.2) Ref
25–29 153 (26.8) 545 (23.9) 0.99 (0.77–1.26)
30–39 184 (32.2) 725 (31.7) 0.89 (0.70–1.12)
40+ 59 (10.3) 393 (17.2) 0.51 (0.37–0.72)
Race-ethnicity
White 338 (59.2) 1439 (63.0) Ref
Black 105 (18.4) 439 (19.2) 1.01 (0.79–1.30)
Hispanic 56 (9.8) 215 (9.4) 1.11 (0.81–1.53)
Asian/Pacific Islander 31 (5.4) 93 (4.1) 1.45 (0.94–2.23)
American Indian/Alaskan Native 6 (1.0) 30 (1.3) 0.84 (0.35–2.04)
Other/unknown 35 (6.1) 68 (3.0) 2.21 (1.44–3.39)
Service
Army 232 (40.6) 943 (41.3) Ref
Air Force 267 (46.8) 1063 (46.5) 1.16 (0.74–1.80)
Marine Corps 17 (3.0) 93 (4.1) 0.61 (0.27–1.39)
Navy 49 (8.6) 165 (7.2) 1.46 (0.84–2.55)
Coast Guard 6 (1.0) 20 (0.9) 1.46 (0.46–4.68)
Number of prior vaccinations
0 66 (11.6) 84 (3.7) Ref
1+ 505 (88.4) 2200 (96.3) 0.24 (0.16–0.35)

Bolded cells indicate statistical significance.