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. 2022 Mar 30;22:313. doi: 10.1186/s12879-022-07289-3

Table 1.

Incidence rates of LRTIs per 100 child-years and IRRs for severe LRTI compared to non-severe LRTI in Biliran, Philippines, from March 2014 to June 2016

0–5 months 6–11 months First year of life (0–11 months) Second year of life (12–23 months) Total
LRTI classification n IR [95% CI] IRR [95% CI] n IR [95% CI] IRR [95% CI] n IR [95% CI] IRR [95% CI] n IR [95% CI] IRR [95% CI] n IR [95% CI] IRR [95% CI]
Non-severe 77 44.0 [34.7–54.9] 1 63 43.2 [33.2–55.3] 1 140 43.6 [36.7–51.5] 1 93 61.1 [49.3–74.9] 1 233 49.3 [43.1–56.0] 1
Severe 45 25.7 [18.7–34.4] 0.58 [0.40–0.86] 36 24.7 [17.3–34.2] 0.57 [0.37–0.87] 81 25.2 [20.0–31.4] 0.58 [0.43–0.77] 26 17.1 [11.2–25.0] 0.28 [0.17–0.44] 107 22.6 [18.5–27.3] 0.46 [0.36–0.58]
Undefined 2 4 6 4 10
Total 124 70.8 [58.9–84.4] 103 70.7 [57.7–85.7] 227 70.7 [61.8–80.6] 123 80.8 [67.2–96.5] 350 74.0 [66.4–82.2]

Total LTRTI included non-severe LRTI, sever LRTI and undefined LRTI. Observed child-years were 175.2, 145.7, and 152.2 at age 0–5, 6–11, and 12–23 months, respectively

LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection; IR, incidence rate; IRR, incidence rate ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval