Table 3.
Characteristics of H1N1 and seasonal influenza contacts and the occurrence of suspected influenza among them in large families in Riyadh in 2009
| Characteristic | H1N1 influenza contacts | Seasonal influenza contacts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy | H1N1 influenza suspects | P | Healthy | Seasonal influenza suspects | P | |
| Age in years | ||||||
| ≤5 | 29 (69·0) | 13 (31·0) | 0·0003 | 42 (77·8) | 12 (22·2) | 0·19 |
| 5–15 | 72 (74·2) | 25 (25·8) | 89 (88·1) | 12 (11·9) | ||
| >15 | 258 (88·1) | 35 (11·9) | 226 (86·3) | 36 (13·7) | ||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 181 (82·6) | 38 (17·4) | 0·799 | 174 (85·7) | 29 (14·3) | 0·954 |
| Female | 178 (83·6) | 35 (16·4) | 183 (85·5) | 31 (14·5) | ||
| Nationality | ||||||
| Saudi | 354 (83·5) | 70 (16·5) | 0·117 | 287 (88·6) | 37 (11·4) | 0·001 |
| Non‐Saudi | 5 (62·5) | 3 (37·5) | 70 (75·3) | 23 (24·7) | ||