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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 16.
Published in final edited form as: Vaccine. 2015 Nov 10;33(51):7160–7167. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2015.11.004

Table 5.

Comparison of symptom severity at study enrollment among individuals with H3N2 infection

Moderate/Severe (vs. None/Mild) Severe only (vs. None/Mild/Moderate)

Bivariate analysis Multivariate analysis Bivariate analysis Multivariate analysis

Unvaccinated n=14 Vaccinated n=52 P-value OR2 95% CI Unvaccinated n=14 Vaccinated n=52 P-value OR2 95% CI
Chills 9 (64.3) 29 (55.8) 0.567 5 (35.7) 7 (13.5) 0.055*
Cough 13 (92.9) 39 (75.0) 0.2691 6 (42.9) 16 (30.8) 0.394
Rhinorrhea 12 (85.7) 30 (57.7) 0.0661 5 (35.7) 9 (17.3) 0.135
Earache 5 (35.7) 18 (34.6) 0.939 1 (7.1) 7 (13.5) 1.0001
Sneezing 7 (50.0) 11 (21.2) 0.032** 0.393 (0.08, 1.83) 1 (7.1) 4 (7.7) 1.0001
Sore throat 10 (71.4) 24 (46.2) 0.093 4 (28.6) 7 (13.5) 0.2271
Eye issues 4 (28.6) 12 (23.1) 0.7301 1 (7.1) 4 (7.7) 1.0001
Nausea 3 (21.4) 6 (11.5) 0.3871 1 (7.1) 2 (3.9) 0.5171
Vomiting 0 (0) 1 (1.9) 1.0001 0 (0) 1 (1.9) 1.0001
Diarrhea 0 (0) 1 (1.9) 1.0001 0 (0) 1 (1.9) 1.0001
Hoarseness 4 (28.6) 16 (30.8) 1.0001 2 (14.3) 8 (15.4) 1.0001
Joint pain 10 (71.4) 29 (55.8) 0.290 6 (42.9) 13 (25.0) 0.190
Dyspnea 6 (42.9) 10 (19.2) 0.067 1 (7.1) 4 (7.7) 1.0001
Myalgia 10 (71.4) 37 (71.2) 0.984 5 (35.7) 15 (28.9) 0.620
Headache 11 (78.6) 31 (59.6) 0.2271 4 (28.6) 16 (30.8) 1.0001
Fatigue 13 (92.9) 34 (65.4) 0.052 9 (64.3) 16 (30.8) 0.022** 0.44 (0.10, 1.84)
Dizziness 4 (28.6) 10 (19.2) 0.4731 1 (7.1) 4 (7.7) 1.0001
Appetite loss 12 (85.7) 25 (48.1) 0.0151** 0.27 (0.04, 1.72) 8 (57.1) 11 (21.2) 0.008** 0.27* (0.06, 1.21)
Abdominal pain 3 (21.4) 7 (13.5) 0.4311 0 (0) 1 (1.9) 1.0001
Chest pain 7 (50.0) 7 (13.5) 0.003** 0.173** (0.03, 0.89) 3 (21.4) 3 (5.8) 0.1041
1

P-value of exact test.

2

Odds ratios from multivariate logistic regression, adjusting for sex, influenza season and use of antiviral drugs. Multivariate analysis is only performed on symptoms with p-value <0.05 in the bivariate analysis.

95% CI: 95% confidence interval

**

p<0.05.