Table 2. Rates (per 10,000 population) of RSV-associated hospitalization by congestive heart failure (CHF) status, RSV-NET, 2015–2017 (N = 2042).
| Crude | Adjusted for under-detectiona and age | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHF rate | 95% CI | no CHF rate | 95% CI | CHF rate | 95% CI | no CHF rate | 95% CI | Rate difference | 95% CI | Rate ratio | 95% CI | |
| All adults (≥ 18 years) | 6.3 | 5.4, 7.4 | 0.6 | 0.6, 0.6 | 26.7 | 22.2, 31.8 | 3.3 | 3.3, 3.3 | 23.4 | 18.9, 28.5 | 8.1 | 6.8, 9.7 |
| <65 years | 4.5 | 3.7, 5.5 | 0.3 | 0.3, 0.3 | 24.1 | 19.8, 29.3 | 1.7 | 1.7, 1.7 | 22.5 | 18.1, 27.6 | 14.3 | 11.8, 17.3 |
| ≥65 years | 7.4 | 6.4, 8.5 | 2.1 | 2.0, 2.1 | 40.5 | 35.1, 46.6 | 11.4 | 11.2, 11.7 | 29.1 | 23.9, 34.9 | 3.5 | 3.1, 4.0 |
a Adjusted for the under-detection of RSV (based on clinician testing practices and sensitivities of the laboratory tests).