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Table 3 Attack rates (AR) and relative risks for persons with serologically confirmed influenza infection (SCII) as outcome, by exposure (n = 736), sorted by p-value

From: Seasonal influenza risk in hospital healthcare workers is more strongly associated with household than occupational exposures: results from a prospective cohort study in Berlin, Germany, 2006/07

 

Exposed

Unexposed

   

Exposure

SCII

Total

AR%

SCII

Total

AR%

Relative risk

95% confidence interval

P-value

Household car ownership

66

551

12.0

10

176

6

2.11

1.11-4.01

0.02

Immunisation in current season

18

257

7.0

60

479

13

0.56

0.34-0.93

0.02

Household contacts

         

Lives alone

3

75

4.0

-

-

-

Ref

-

-

Lives with adults

43

430

10.0

-

-

-

2.50

0.80-7.85

0.13

1 or 2 children

24

198

12.1

-

-

-

3.03

0.94-9.77

0.07

3 or more children

8

33

24.2

-

-

-

6.06

1.72-21.41

<0.01

7 or more daily child patient contacts

8

45

17.8

70

691

10.13

1.75

0.90-3.42

0.11

Doctor

7

39

18.0

71

697

10.19

1.76

0.87-3.57

0.13

Being employed

70

685

10.2

8

51

15.69

0.65

0.33-1.28

0.22

Current smoker (at recruitment)

28

224

12.5

50

502

9.96

1.25

0.81-1.94

0.31

Male sex

25

217

11.5

53

519

10.21

1.13

0.72-1.77

0.60

Working 30+ hours per week

60

581

10.3

18

155

11.61

0.89

0.54-1.46

0.64

Healthcare worker

28

250

11.2

50

486

10.29

1.09

0.70-1.68

0.70

Regular public transport use

47

431

10.9

31

302

10.26

1.06

0.69-1.63

0.78

Nurse (qualified or trainee)

20

206

9.7

50

486

10.29

0.94

0.58-1.54

0.82

Age 16-24 years

18

177

10.2

60

559

10.7

0.95

0.57-1.56

0.83

Age 25-49 years

44

392

11.2

34

344

9.9

1.14

0.74-1.73

0.56

Age 50+ years

16

167

9.6

62

569

10.9

0.88

0.52-1.48

0.78