Volume 17, Number 7—July 2011
Dispatch
Age as Risk Factor for Death from Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Chile
Jeannette Dabanch, Cecilia Perret
, Manuel Nájera, Claudia González, Andrea Guerrero, Andrea Olea, Rodrigo Fasce, Cecilia Morales, Jeanette Vega, and for the Advisory Committee of the Chilean Ministry of Health
, Manuel Nájera, Claudia González, Andrea Guerrero, Andrea Olea, Rodrigo Fasce, Cecilia Morales, Jeanette Vega, and for the Advisory Committee of the Chilean Ministry of HealthTable
Risk factors for severe disease or death among patients with pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Chile, 2009*
| Risk factor | OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Severe disease | |
| Age group, y | |
| <5 | 3.66 (3.27–4.11)† |
| 5–14 | 0.22 (0.18–0.25) |
| 15–59 | 0.89 (0.81–0.98) |
| >60 |
7.94 (6.93–9.10)† |
| Death | |
| Age group, y | |
| <15 | 0.17 (0.1–0.3) |
| 15–59 | 1.44 (0.99–2.09) |
| >60 | 15.06 (9.94–22.72)† |
| Concurrent condition | |
| All patients | 5.89 (3.08–11.52)† |
| Age group, y | |
| <1 | ND (inexact)‡ |
| 1–4 | 3.53 (0.24–101.6) |
| 5–14 | ND (inexact)‡ |
| 15–49 | 6.69 (2.4–20.0)† |
| 50–64 | 2.39 (0.77–8.5) |
| >64 | 1.0 (0.18–7.0) |
*OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ND, not defined.
†p<0.05.
‡Not significant.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
2Additional members of this committee who contributed data to this study are listed at the end of this article.
