Table 3.

Participant characteristics, general health and antibiotics prescribed, by vaccination group

	PCV7		PHiD-CV10		Absolute Difference in mean or % [95 % CI]	P
	n/N	Mean (SD) or %	n/N	Mean (SD) or %
Age (mo)	421	20 (8)	443	18 (7)	2	0.0001
					[1 to 3]
< 1 year	88	21 %	113	26 %
1 to < 2 years	182	43 %	218	49 %
2 to < 3 years	151	36 %	112	25 %
Gestational age (weeks)	346	37.8 (2.8)	418	38.1 (2.2)	0.3	0.03
					[0 to 0.7]
< 32 weeks	15	4 %	8/418	2 %
Birth weight (kg)	358	2.97 (0.64)	423	3.06 (0.61)	0.08	0.03
					[0.00 to 0.17]
< 3 kg	174	49 %	192	45 %
Sex (female)	196/421	47 %	228/443	51 %	5 %	0.15
					[−2 to 12]
GENERAL HEALTH & ANTIBIOTICS RECENTLY PRESCRIBED
Runny Nose	160/413	39 %	195/437	45 %	6 %	0.08
					[−1 to 12]
Any cough	80/416	19 %	169/439	38 %	19 %	<0.0001
					[13 to 25]
Any suppurative OM	209/404	52 %	165/424	39 %	−13 %	0.0002
					[-20 to −6]
Any antibiotics prescribed in previous 5 weeks	119/421	28 %	184/443	42 %	13 %	<0.0001
					[7 to 20]
Beta-lactam	95/421	23 %	155/443	35 %	12 %	0.0001
					[6 to 18]
Macrolide	13/421	3 %	18/443	4 %	1 %	0.44
					[−1 to 3]
Topical	17/421	4 %	18/443	4 %	0 %	0.99
					[−3 to 3]
Haemoglobin (<11 mg/dL)	115/385	30 %	137/398	34 %	5 %	0.17
					[−2 to 11]