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. 2017 Aug 29;12(8):e0181172. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181172

Table 2. Profile of rubella cases by data source, Ontario, Canada, 2009–2014.

Person-level entry by data Source (N = 10,269)
Linked data
n = 189
iPHIS only
n = 49
PHOL only
n = 10,031
p-value
Age (years)
    Median
    Range
    0–1
    1–9
    10–19
    20–39
    40–59
    60+
    Unknown
27.1
0.2–83.7
11
39
18
85
28
7
1
8.8
0.03–66.9
6
19
3
17
2
1
1
29.5
0–100
1086
502
712
6449
1048
206
28
0.0001 a
Sex N (%)
    Female 149 (78.8) 36 (73.5) 8,051 (80.3) 0.008 b
    Male 40 (21.2) 13 (26.5) 1645 (16.4)
    Unknown 0 (0) 0 (0) 335 (3.3)
Any reported fever N (%)
    Yes 41 (21.7) 10 (20.4) n/a 0.85 b
    No 148 (78.3) 39 (79.6) n/a
Any reported rash N (%)
    Yes 56 (29.6) 17 (34.7) n/a 0.49 b
    No 133 (70.4) 32 (65.3) n/a
Any rubella immunization N (%)
    Yes 25 (13.2) 11 (22.4) n/a 0.11 b
    No 164 (86.8) 38 (77.6) n/a

a—Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test

b—Chi-square test