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. 2022 Nov 10;27(45):2200125. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2022.27.45.2200125

Table 2. National level estimates from surveys data for the Omicron proportion, exponential growth rate, doubling time and net reproduction number, Italy, 6 December 2021–17 January 2022.

Parameters GLMM MCMC
Applied to regional data Applied to macro-area data Applied to regional data Applied to macro-area data
Mean (95% CrI) Mean (95% CrI) Mean (95% CrI) Mean (95% CrI)
National
proportion (%)
6 December 2021 1.6 (1.3–2.1) 1.8 (1.4–2.2) 1.4 (0.9–2.1) 0.5 (0.2–0.9)
20 December 2021 20.0 (18.4–21.6) 20.6 (18.9–22.2) 21.5 (19.7–23.5) 21.5 (19.8– 23.2)
3 January 2022 78.4 (76.8–79.9) 76.9 (75.4–78.5) 80.2 (78.6–81.9) 80.1 (78.6–81.5)
17 January 2022 97.8 (97–98.5) 97.7 (96.9–98.4) 94.6 (93.6–95.6) 94.6 (93.6–95.5)
r (days − 1) 0.23 (0.17–0.29) 0.23 (0.17–0.28) 0.22 (0.16–0.28) 0.26 (0.18–0.35)
T (days) 3.1 (2.44–4.00) 3.13 (2.46–4.05) 3.27 (2.51–4.29) 2.73 (2.01–3.79)
R if GT = 4 days 1.91 (1.69–2.14) 1.90 (1.68–2.13) 1.86 (1.65–2.10) 2.04 (1.73–2.38)
R if GT = 6 days 2.37 (2.04–2.71) 2.35 (2.03–2.69) 2.30 (1.97–2.65) 2.56 (2.10–3.07)
R if GT = 8 days 2.82 (2.39–3.28) 2.80 (2.37–3.26) 2.73 (2.29–3.21) 3.08 (2.46–3.76)

CrI: credible interval; GLMM: generalised linear mixed model; GT: generation time; MCMC: Markov Chain Monte Carlo; Omicron: Phylogenetic Assignment of Named Global Outbreak (Pango) lineage B.1.1.529; r: growth rate of Omicron infections; R: net reproduction number; T: doubling time.