Table 3.

Bonferroni multiple comparison tests of excess influenza‐like illness (ILI) admission rates between age groups within and between the pandemic and postpandemic periods

			Mean difference (A–B)
	Age group A	Age group B	Within pandemic and postpandemic period	Between pandemic and postpandemic period
Pandemic	0‐ to 4‐year‐olds	5‐ to 14‐year‐olds	1.10***	−170.08
		15‐ to 24‐year‐olds	1.12***	−114.31
		25‐ to 44‐year‐olds	1.28***	−68.07
		45‐ to 64‐year‐olds	1.41***	−662.37
		65+‐year‐olds	1.51***	−1,175.80
	5‐ to 14‐year‐olds	15‐ to 24‐year‐olds	0.02	55.77
		25‐ to 44‐year‐olds	0.18	102.01
		45‐ to 64‐year‐olds	0.32	−492.29
		65+‐year‐olds	0.41	−1,005.72*
	15‐ to 24‐year‐olds	25‐ to 44‐year‐olds	0.16	46.23
		45‐ to 64‐year‐olds	0.30	−548.06
		65+‐year‐olds	0.39	−1,061.49*
	25‐ to 44‐year‐olds	45‐ to 64‐year‐olds	0.14	−594.30
		65+‐year‐olds	0.23	−1,107.72**
	45‐ to 64‐year‐olds	65+‐year‐olds	0.10	−513.43
Postpandemic period	0‐ to 4‐year‐olds	5‐ to 14‐year‐olds	2.68***	2,472.33
		15‐ to 24‐year‐olds	1.96	2,332.23
		25‐ to 44‐year‐olds	1.91	−1,573.56
		45‐ to 64‐year‐olds	2.05	1,409.66
		65+‐year‐olds	2.31**	1,707.78
	5‐ to 14‐year‐olds	15‐ to 24‐year‐olds	−0.72	−140.10
		25‐ to 44‐year‐olds	−0.77	−4,045.89
		45‐ to 64‐year‐olds	−0.63	−1,062.67
		65+‐year‐olds	−0.37	−764.55
	15‐ to 24‐year‐olds	25‐ to 44‐year‐olds	−0.05	−3,905.79
		45‐ to 64‐year‐olds	0.09	−922.57
		65+‐year‐olds	0.35	−624.45
	25‐ to 44‐year‐olds	45‐ to 64‐year‐olds	0.14	2,983.22
		65+‐year‐olds	0.39	3,281.34
	45‐ to 64‐year‐olds	65+‐year‐olds	0.25	298.12

***p < 0.01. **p < 0.05. *p < 0.10.