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. 2013 Aug 20;8(1):25–32. doi: 10.1111/irv.12156

Table 5.

Crude and adjusted odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for severe and mild influenza-like illness (ILI) by age group

Age group BMI category Severe ILI Mild ILI


Crude OR Adjusted OR Crude OR Adjusted OR
20–39 years Overweight 1·30 (0·47, 3·58) 1·47 (0·52, 4·15) 1·05 (0·93, 1·20) 1·18 (1·04, 1·35)
Obese 2·33 (0·90, 6·06) 2·43 (0·91, 6·46) 1·21 (1·05, 1·38) 1·33 (1·16, 1·54)
40–59 years Overweight 1·04 (0·63, 1·72) 1·03 (0·62, 1·72) 1·03 (0·93, 1·14) 1·10 (0·98, 1·22)
Obese 2·05 (1·30, 3·23) 1·84 (1·16, 2·19) 1·31 (1·18, 1·46) 1·31 (1·17, 1·45)
≥60 years Overweight 0·98 (0·74, 1·30) 0·99 (0·75, 1·33) 0·95 (0·84, 1·08) 0·99 (0·87, 1·12)
Obese 1·04 (0·78, 1·38) 1·08 (0·80, 1·46) 1·03 (0·91, 1·18) 1·04 (0·91, 1·19)

BMI, body mass index.

Severe ILI is a hospitalized ILI visit. Mild ILI is an outpatient ILI visit. Reference group is normal weight (BMI 18·5–24·9); overweight = BMI 25·0–29·9; obese = BMI ≥ 30. Adjusted for sex, age (continuous), and Charlson Comorbidity Index score (continuous).