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. 2019 Nov 29;59(7):933–940. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.3616-19

Table 3.

Vaccine Effectiveness by the Number of Vaccine Doses in Children.

a) Multivariate logistic regression analysis
1) Total
Adjusted odds ratiosa(95% CI)
Zero doses One dose Two doses p value
Any Influenza 1.0 0.76 (0.63-0.91) 0.57 (0.40-0.83) 0.0033 *
Influenza total A 1.0 0.78 (0.64-0.94) 0.60 (0.42-0.88) 0.0081 *
Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 1.0 0.76 (0.58-0.98) 0.57 (0.34-0.97) 0.0378 *
Influenza A (H3N2) 1.0 0.78 (0.63-0.96) 0.60 (0.39-0.92) 0.0201*
2) ≤ 6 yearsb
Any Influenza 1.0 0.76 (0.60-0.96) 0.58 (0.36-0.93) 0.0240 *
Influenza total A 1.0 0.76 (0.60-0.97) 0.58 (0.36-0.94) 0.0272 *
Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 1.0 0.69 (0.49-0.98) 0.48 (0.24-0.96) 0.0383 *
Influenza A (H3N2) 1.0 0.79 (0.61-1.03) 0.62 (0.37-1.07) 0.0850
3) 7-12 years
Any Influenza 1.0 0.76 (0.56-1.03) 0.57 (0.31-1.05) 0.0725
Influenza total A 1.0 0.80 (0.59-1.09) 0.64 (0.35-1.19) 0.1560
Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 1.0 0.90 (0.59-1.36) 0.80 (0.35-1.84) 0.6067
Influenza A (H3N2) 1.0 0.75 (0.52-1.07) 0.56 (0.27-1.15) 0.1114
b) Pearson’s Chi-square test and Fischer’s exact test
1) Total
Influenza infection (Yes: No)
One dose Two doses p value
Any Influenza 38:46 87:119 0.6393
Influenza total A 36:46 87:119 0.7960
Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 9:46 34:119 0.4394†
Influenza A (H3N2) 27:46 53:119 0.3461
2) ≤ 6 yearsb
Any Influenza 16:22 59:81 0.9967
Influenza total A 16:22 59:81 0.9967
Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 2:22 20:81 0.2423†
Influenza A (H3N2) 14:22 39:81 0.4778
3) 7-12 years
Any Influenza 22:24 28:38 0.5716
Influenza total A 20:24 28:38 0.7536
Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 7:24 14:38 0.7959†
Influenza A (H3N2) 13:24 14:38 0.4062

CI: confidence interval

Influenza total A: Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 and Influenza A (H3N2)

* Statistically significant

† Fischer’s exact test

aAdjusted for age (years), body temperature (°C), time from onset (hours)

bEighteen patients aged ≤ 11 months were included.