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Table 1 Visits with a diagnosis of pharyngotonsillitis 2013–2016, shown as rate per 1000 persons and month

From: Seasonal variations in use and outcome of rapid antigen detection tests and cultures in pharyngotonsillitis: a register study in primary care

 

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

pa

RR peak/low (95% CI), pb

2013

3.81

3.71

3.36

3.22

2.90

2.62

2.61

2.32

1.93

2.55

2.24

2.67

 < 0.001

1.98 (1.74–2.26), p < 0.001

2014

2.33

2.74

2.37

1.97

2.27

2.44

2.17

2.01

2.07

2.47

2.16

2.50

 < 0.001

1.39 (1.21–1.59), p < 0.001

2015

2.15

2.29

2.26

2.12

1.99

2.35

1.87

1.89

1.91

2.15

2.28

2.48

 < 0.001

1.32 (1.15–1.53), p < 0.001

2016

2.54

2.60

2.50

2.20

2.26

2.57

2.13

2.18

2.26

2.50

2.98

3.76

 < 0.001

1.76 (1.56–2.00), p < 0.001

Mean

2.71

2.83

2.62

2.38

2.36

2.49

2.20

2.10

2.04

2.42

2.42

2.86

 < 0.001

1.40 (1.22–1.60), p < 0.001

  1. All ages. The numbers are weighted to the length of the month (divided by the number of days and multiplied by 30)
  2. CI confidence interval
  3. aP-value from chi-squared goodness of fit test for overall differences in rates between all months
  4. bRate ratio between the month with the highest rate and the month with the lowest rate, and corresponding p-value from z-test (Sheskin, 2004)