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Table 2 Estimated counts of influenza-attributable office visits for respiratory (broadly defined), respiratory and cardiorespiratory causes in the United States, 2001–02 through 2008–09

From: Model estimates of the burden of outpatient visits attributable to influenza in the United States

 

Respiratory (broad)

Respiratory

Cardiorespiratory

Season

Estimate

(95 % CI)

Estimate

(95 % CI)

Estimate

(95 % CI)

MarketScan Commercial Database, <65 year olds

 2001–02

12,365,184

(11,665,801–13,064,541)

10,475,575

(9,816,954–11,134,170)

10,194,445

(9,522,888–10,866,003)

 2002–03

16,803,325

(15,883,426−17,723,224)

14,701,362

(13,836,458–15,566,240)

14,554,184

(13,664,649–15,443,744)

 2003–04

13,618,103

(12,767,860–14,468,321)

11,354,261

(10,556,090–12,152,431)

11,258,742

(10,426,957–12,090,553)

 2004–05

15,814,272

(15,089,234–16,539,284)

13,605,842

(12,927,419–14,284,264)

13,643,186

(12,922,048–14,364,325)

 2005–06

11,795,968

(11,243,720–12,348,242)

10,071,294

(9,555,005–10,587,610)

10,213,174

(9,660,795–10,765,500)

 2006–07

14,628,435

(13,601,384–15,655,487)

12,634,875

(11,674,057–13,595,718)

12,989,309

(11,977,996–14,000,621)

 2007–08

21,896,301

(20,932,203–22,860,399)

18,921,369

(18,020,955–19,821,782)

19,535,453

(18,554,039–20,516,840)

 2008–09

8,683,598

(8,167,552–9,199,670)

7,535,656

(7,053,640–8,017,619)

7,780,771

(7,262,485–8,299,004)

 Average

14,450,648

12,412,529

12,521,158

 Std dev

3,931,783

3,447,860

3,578,048

MarketScan Medicare Supplemental Database, 65+ year olds

 2006–07

708,335

(354,590–1,062,080)

615,166

(286,572–943,759)

265,729

(0–682,663)

 2007–08

1,078,071

(535,820–1,620,322)

936,707

(432,929–1,440,484)

396,427

(0–1,026,793)

 2008–09

376,923

(185,672–568,173)

327,184

(149,709–504,659)

132,283

(0–343,834)

 Average

721,110

626,352

264,813

 Std dev

350,749

304,915

132,074

  1. <65 years olds: 2001–02 through 2008–09 seasons, MarketScan Commercial Database
  2. 65+ year olds: 2006–09 seasons, MarketScan Medicare Supplemental Database
  3. Std dev = standard deviation, average = mean seasonal estimate
  4. 95 % CI = 95 % confidence intervals