Table 6.
Comparisons of the average relative search volumes for Google TrendsTM keywords and daily visualizations from Italian Wikipedia for the reporting season (i.e., October–April; “in season”) vs. non reporting season (i.e., May to September; “out of season”). Data were reported with their correspondent 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). Analyses were performed by means of the Mann-Whitney test (M-W).
| Research Field | In Season (Average, 95%CI) |
Out of Season (Average, 95%CI) |
M-W U (p Value) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google TrendsTM | Relative Search Volumes | ||
| Bronchiolitis | 14.56 (11.80; 17.31) | 3.68 (3.14; 4.22) | 13,474.5, p < 0.001 |
| RSV | 3.76 (2.37; 5.15) | 3.14 (2.96; 3.32) | 7758.0, p = 0.220 |
| Respiratory Syncytial Virus | 3.84 (2.03; 5.65) | 1.17 (0.67; 1.68) | 10,184.0, p < 0.001 |
| Bronchitis | 39.91 (36.91; 42.91) | 22.49 (20.86; 24.12) | 13,432.0, p < 0.001 |
| Pneumonia | 13.26 (11.15; 15.36) | 7.26 (6.67; 7.86) | 13,852.0, p < 0.001 |
| Fever | 31.11 (29.14; 33.08) | 26.45 (25.18; 27.73) | 10,552.5, p = 0.001 |
| Cough | 45.04 (42.18; 47.90) | 28.65 (26.19; 31.12) | 13,260.5, p < 0.001 |
| Sneezing | 28.99 (26.57; 31.40) | 26.76 (24.76; 28.76) | 8942.5, p = 0.437 |
| Wheezing | 12.11 (9.66; 14.56) | 12.30 (9.40; 15.19) | 8612.5, p = 0.806 |
| Decrease in appetite | 30.83 (29.93; 32.37) | 31.50 (29.74; 33.27) | 8279.5, p = 0.754 |
| Respiratory Failure | 30.22 (27.70; 32.74) | 24.38 (22.21; 26.55) | 10,500.0, p = 0.001 |
| Running Nose | 19.96 (17.66; 22.27) | 17.75 (13.57; 18.71) | 8946.0, p = 0.434 |
| Common Cold | 27.74 (25.55; 29.92) | 20.45 (18.13; 22.78) | 11,756.0, p < 0.001 |
| Influenza | 16.14 (13.57; 18.71) | 5.43 (4.97; 5.89) | 15,342, p < 0.001 |
| Wikipedia | Daily Visualizations | ||
| Bronchiolitis | 67.57 (56.42; 78.73) | 24.24 (19.81; 28.67) | 12,709.5, p < 0.001 |
| Influenza | 88.67 (47.70; 129.65) | 66.21 (10.85; 121.56) | 12,527.0, p < 0.001 |
| Respiratory Syncytial Virus | 192.44 (165.68; 219.20) | 94.92 (77.54; 112.31) | 12,009.0, p < 0.001 |
| Bronchitis | 638.82 (516.16; 761.49) | 380.28 (323.21; 437.35) | 11,044.5, p < 0.001 |
| Pneumonia | 602.02 (402.34; 801.70) | 188.37 (161.37; 215.37) | 14,068.0, p < 0.001 |