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. 2013 Apr;19(4):606–615. doi: 10.3201/eid1904.111812

Table 2. Results of influenza virus testing of nasal swab specimens from 732 study participants in the Influenza Cohort Study performed during 2009 pandemic, Toronto, Ontario, Canada*.

Characteristic Influenza test status
No. negative or not ill, n = 712† No. positive, n = 20‡ p value
Mean age, y (± SD) 42.9 (11.3) 43.9 (9.3) 0.69
Female sex 595/712 (83.6) 16/20 (80.0) 0.76
Worker in acute care hospital
550/712 (77.3)
13/20 (65.0)
0.28
Recipient of vaccine
A(H1N1)pdm09 vaccine§ 533/699 (76.3) 2/20 (10.0) <0.001
Seasonal influenza vaccine 2009–10 258/712 (36.2) 9/20 (45.0) 0.42
Seasonal influenza vaccine 2008–09
470/696 (67.5)
13/20 (65.0)
0.81
Underlying health conditions
Asthma 67/702 (9.5) 2/20 (10.0) 1.00
Diabetes mellitus 26/700 (3.7) 1/20 (5.0) 0.54
Allergy to airborne irritants 284/646 (44.0) 11/18 (61.1) 0.15
Current smoker
63/704 (9.0)
3/20 (15.0)
0.42
Potential exposure conditions
Hand-to-face habits 337/705 (47.8) 14/20 (70.0) 0.05
Wearing of prescription eyeglasses 493/709 (69.5) 12/20 (60.0) 0.36
Reusable water bottle use >1×/ wk 307/705 (43.6) 6/20 (30.0) 0.23
Public transit >8 trips per week 236/706 (33.4) 5/20 (25.0) 0.43
Group gathering attendance > 655/710 (92.3) 19/20 (95.0) 1.00
Face-to-face contacts/d, median (IQR) 10 (5, 20) 15 (8, 20) 0.53
Household crowding index >1# 233/697 (33.4) 10/20 (50.0) 0.12
Children in workplace 68/705 (9.7) 3/20 (15.0) 0.43
Child <5 y in household 83/712 (11.7) 4/20 (20.0) 0.28
Child <18 y in household 258/712 (36.2) 13/20 (65.0) 0.009
Child in household attends day care 87/699 (12.5) 6/20 (30.0) 0.03

*Data are no./total (%) unless otherwise specified. A(H1N1)pdm09, pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus; IQR, interquartile range. †Participants who did not report any illness or whose nasal swab samples tested negative for influenza. ‡All participants who tested positive were symptomatic. §Participants who had acquired A(H1N1)pdm09 <7 d after vaccination were considered unprotected ¶Defined as biting one’s nails or cuticles or habitually putting one’s fingers in his or her mouth or nose. #Household crowding index is defined as number of persons per household divided by the number of bedrooms.