Table 8.
Regression analysis for the outcome variables represented by Influenza-Like Illnesses (ILI) estimates and main assessed keywords from Google TrendsTM, and topics from Italian Wikipedia, that in univariate analysis were associated by Spearman’s test p < 0.001. Analyses were performed by total sample (i.e., Total), and age groups 0–4 years, and 5–14 years.
Variable | ILI Age Group | B | 95%CI | β | t | p Value | |
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Bronchiolitis | TOTAL | 0.030 | −0.006 | 0.066 | 0.141 | 1.654 | 0.101 |
0–4 yrs | 0.133 | 0.015 | 0.251 | 0.210 | 2.223 | 0.028 | |
5–14 yrs | 0.057 | −0.139 | 0.057 | 0.147 | 1.688 | 0.094 | |
Respiratory Syncytial Virus | TOTAL | −0.028 | −0.080 | 0.023 | −0.088 | −1.095 | 0.276 |
0–4 yrs | −0.094 | −0.273 | 0.085 | −0.098 | −1.043 | 0.299 | |
5–14 yrs | −0.041 | −0.139 | 0.057 | −0.070 | −0.831 | 0.407 | |
Bronchitis | TOTAL | 0.115 | 0.051 | 0.178 | 0.588 | 3.586 | <0.001 |
0–4 yrs | 0.568 | 0.404 | 0.732 | 0.983 | 6.857 | <0.001 | |
5–14 yrs | 0.200 | 0.080 | 0.320 | 0.563 | 3.294 | 0.001 | |
Pneumonia | TOTAL | −0.155 | −0.250 | −0.060 | −0.560 | −3.241 | 0.002 |
0–4 yrs | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
5–14 yrs | −0.374 | −0.493 | −0.255 | −0.740 | −6.226 | <0.001 | |
Fever | TOTAL | 0.122 | 0.047 | 0.196 | 0.410 | 3.235 | 0.002 |
0–4 yrs | 0.056 | −0.160 | 0.272 | 0.063 | 0.511 | 0.610 | |
5–14 yrs | 0.174 | 0.066 | 0.304 | 0.322 | 2.638 | 0.009 | |
Cough | TOTAL | −0.004 | −0.076 | 0.068 | −0.020 | −0.110 | 0.913 |
0–4 yrs | −0.208 | −0.440 | 0.024 | −0.342 | −1.771 | 0.079 | |
5–14 yrs | −0.016 | −0.155 | 0.122 | −0.044 | −0.236 | 0.814 | |
Influenza | TOTAL | 0.096 | 0.035 | 0.158 | 0.424 | 3.104 | 0.002 |
0–4 yrs | 0.038 | −0.142 | 0.218 | 0.056 | 0.419 | 0.676 | |
5–14 yrs | 0.219 | 0.104 | 0.335 | 0.529 | 3.753 | <0.001 | |
Common Cold | TOTAL | −0.081 | −0.134 | −0.029 | −0.305 | −3.061 | 0.003 |
0–4 yrs | −0.056 | −0.224 | 0.112 | −0.071 | −0.664 | 0.508 | |
5–14 yrs | −0.151 | −0.251 | −0.050 | −0.310 | −2.966 | 0.005 | |
Decrease in appetite | TOTAL | 0.017 | −0.019 | 0.053 | 0.050 | 0.941 | 0.348 |
0–4 yrs | 0.109 | −0.010 | 0.228 | 0.107 | 1.813 | 0.072 | |
5–14 yrs | 0.040 | −0.026 | 0.106 | 0.063 | 1.190 | 0.236 | |
WIKI–Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus | TOTAL | 0.001 | −0.001 | 0.003 | 0.062 | 0.753 | 0.453 |
0–4 yrs | 0.005 | −0.004 | 0.013 | 0.108 | 1.106 | 0.271 | |
5–14 yrs | 0.002 | −0.003 | 0.006 | 0.062 | 0.715 | 0.476 | |
WIKI–Bronchiolitis | TOTAL | −0.008 | −0.015 | −0.001 | −0.152 | −2.173 | 0.032 |
0–4 yrs | −0.041 | −0.066 | −0.016 | −0.264 | −3.262 | 0.001 | |
5–14 yrs | −0.019 | −0.033 | −0.006 | −0.202 | −2.782 | 0.006 | |
WIKI–Influenza | TOTAL | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.001 | 0.198 | 1.494 | 0.138 |
0–4 yrs | 0.001 | −0.001 | 0.002 | 0.066 | 0.885 | 0.378 | |
5–14 yrs | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.002 | 0.245 | 3.531 | 0.001 | |
WIKI–Pneumonia | TOTAL | −0.001 | −0.003 | 0.001 | −0.164 | −0.692 | 0.490 |
0–4 yrs | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
5–14 yrs | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
WIKI–Bronchitis | TOTAL | 0.000 | −0.004 | 0.004 | −0.005 | −0.054 | 0.957 |
0–4 yrs | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
5–14 yrs | −0.004 | −0.010 | 0.002 | −0.100 | −1.368 | 0.174 |
Note: B = unstandardized regression coefficient; β = standardized regression coefficient; 95%CI = 95% confidence interval.