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Table 5 Factors associated with time to pneumococcal vaccination

From: Pneumococcal vaccination coverage in individuals (16–59 years) with a newly diagnosed risk condition in Germany

 

Hazard ratio

95% CI

Ρ value

Age (continuous - per year)

1.03

1.03–1.04

< 0.001

Age group at study entry

   

 16–49 (ref)

   

 50–59

1.19

1.07–1.32

< 0.001

Sex

   

 Male (ref)

   

 Female

0.91

0.85–0.98

0.009

Geographic region

   

 West (ref)

   

 East

1.05

0.95–1.17

0.345

 Berlin

1.42

1.27–1.59

< 0.001

Month of vaccination

   

 January (ref)

   

 February

0.64

0.52–0.79

< 0.001

 March

0.82

0.55–1.22

0.329

 April

0.93

0.66–1.30

0.675

 May

0.62

0.50–0.78

< 0.001

 June

0.97

0.65–1.44

0.873

 July

1.03

0.74–1.43

0.869

 August

0.68

0.54–0.84

0.001

 September

1.12

0.75–1.67

0.590

 October

1.23

0.88–1.72

0.216

 November

0.67

0.53–0.83

< 0.001

 December

0.81

0.47–1.37

0.424

Influenza vaccination status

   

 Unvaccinated (ref)

   

 Vaccinated

4.96

4.59–5.36

< 0.001

First risk condition diagnosed

   

 At-risk (ref)

   

 High-risk

0.69

0.61–0.79

< 0.001

At-risk status

   

 1 at-risk condition, no high-risk condition (ref)

   

2 at-risk conditions, no high-risk condition

2.40

2.14–2.69

< 0.001

 3 or more at-risk conditions, no high-risk condition

3.82

2.79–5.22

< 0.001

 1 high-risk condition

3.63

3.19–4.13

< 0.001

 2 high-risk conditions

9.77

8.29–11.50

< 0.001

 3 or more high-risk conditions

22.62

18.27–28.00

< 0.001