Table 3.

Age and gender distribution of patients with facial paralysis following influenza vaccination during the study period

Year (number of facial paralysis adverse events)	Age in years Median (IQR)	Females N (%)	Elderlya,b N (%)
2015 (62)	42 (28–52)	30 (48.4)	7 (11.9)
2016 (59)	44 (32–56)	33 (55.9)	5 (8.9)
2017 (52)	51 (34–57)	28 (53.8)	6 (12.8)
2018 (58)	44 (28–58)	29 (50)	4 (8.2)
2019 (19)	50 (44–64)	12 (63.2)	4 (23.5)

IQR interquartile range (25th–75th percentile)

^aDoes not include missing data

^b≥ 65 years of age