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. 2018 Aug 8;8(8):e021222. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021222

Table 1.

Characteristics of n=93 study participants

Characteristic, n=93 n (%) High SIIV intent n (%) P values
Gender
  Male 49 (52.7) 40 (81.6)
  Female 44 (47.3) 31 (70.5) 0.23
Age group
  16–34 22 (23.7) 15 (68.2)
  35–54 36 (38.7) 33 (91.7)
  55–64 20 (21.5) 15 (75)
  65+ 15 (16.1) 8 (53.5) 0.02*
HSCT type
  Allogeneic 73 (78.5) 59 (80.8)
  Autologous 20 (21.5) 15 (75) 0.78
Disease indication
  Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia 11 (11.8) 8 (72.7)
  Acute myeloid leukaemia 26 (28.0) 20 (76.9)
  Aplastic anaemia 5 (5.4) 3 (60)
  Chronic myeloid leukaemia 5 (5.4) 5 (100)
  Hodgkin lymphoma 9 (9.7) 9 (88.9)
  Myelodysplastic syndrome 5 (5.4) 3 (60)
  Myelofibrosis 2 (2.2) 1 (50)
  Multiple myeloma 22 (23.7) 17 (77.3)
  Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma 8 (8.6) 6 (75) 0.79
Months from HSCT
  0–6 64 (68.8) 52 (81.3)
 >6–12 20 (21.5) 14 (70)
 >12 9 (9.7) 5 (55.6) 0.18
SIIV before HSCT
  Yes 38 (40.9) 34 (89.5)
  No 55 (59.1) 37 (67.3) 0.01*
Any non-SIIV vaccine since HSCT
  Yes 4 (4.3) 4 (100)
  No 89 (95.7) 67 (75.3) 0.26
Ethnicity
  White 79 (84.9) 69 (77.2)
  Asian 8 (8.6) 7 (87.5)
  Black 3 (3.2) 2 (66.7)
  Mixed 2 (2.2) 1 (50)
  Other 1 (1.1) 0 (0) 0.32
Educational background
  Higher education 30 (32.3) 24 (80)
  Secondary education 49 (52.7) 40 (81.6)
  Other 3 (3.2) 2 (66.7)
  Prefer not to answer 11 (11.8) 5 (45.5) 0.07
Living circumstances
  Renting 25 (26.9) 33 (76)
  Home owner 54 (58.1) 43 (79.6)
  Other 10 (10.8) 7 (70)
  Prefer not to answer 4 (4.7) 2 (50) 0.56
Relationship status
  Single 23 (24.7) 18 (78.3)
  Married/cohabiting 56 (60.2) 45 (80.4)
  Divorced/separated 10 (10.8) 5 (50)
  Prefer not to answer 4 (4.4) 3 (75) 0.22

*Statistically significant (p<0.05).

HSCT, haematopoietic stem cell transplant; SIIV, seasonal inactivated influenza vaccine.