Volume 24, Number 3—March 2018
Research
Influenza Vaccination and Incident Tuberculosis among Elderly Persons, Taiwan1
Table 1
Characteristics of elderly persons with and without influenza vaccination, Taiwan, 2005–2012*
Characteristic | With vaccination, n = 64,290 | Without vaccination, n = 35,692 | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age, y, mean ± SD | 73.2 ± 6.3 | 74.6 ± 8.2 | <0.001 |
65–69 | 23,339 (36.3) | 12,321 (34.5) | <0.001 |
70–74 | 17,848 (27.8) | 7,842 (22.0) | |
>75 |
23,103 (35.9) |
15,529 (43.5) |
|
Sex | |||
F | 32,426 (50.4) | 18,042 (50.6) | 0.734 |
M |
31,864 (49.6) |
17,650 (49.4) |
|
Income level | |||
Low | 44,867 (69.8) | 25,250 (70.7) | <0.001 |
Intermediate | 11,353 (17.7) | 5,692 (16.0) | |
High |
8,070 (12.5) |
4,750 (13.3) |
|
Urbanization | |||
Urban | 14,767 (23.0) | 10,245 (28.7) | <0.001 |
Suburban | 38,331 (59.6) | 20,817 (58.3) | |
Rural |
11,192 (17.4) |
4,630 (13.0) |
|
Concurrent conditions | |||
Diabetes | 14,085 (21.9) | 6,944 (19.5) | <0.001 |
CHF | 3,200 (5.0) | 2,257 (6.3) | <0.001 |
COPD | 12,310 (19.2) | 5,881 (16.5) | <0.001 |
Asthma | 6,491 (10.1) | 2,948 (8.3) | <0.001 |
CVD | 10,824 (16.8) | 5,938 (16.6) | 0.419 |
HTN | 36,444 (56.7) | 16,998 (47.6) | <0.001 |
CKD | 4,790 (7.5) | 2,937 (8.2) | <0.001 |
Cancer |
4,142 (6.4) |
2,731 (7.7) |
<0.001 |
Outcomes | |||
New-onset TB | 741 (1.15) | 400 (1.12) | 0.649 |
Follow-up years, mean (SD) | 7.9 (2.0) | 6.4 (3.3) | <0.001 |
Total follow-up duration, person-years | 510,458.1 | 227,910.5 | <0.001 |
*Values are no. (%) persons unless otherwise indicated. CHF, congestive heart failure; CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVD, cerebrovascular disease; HTN, hypertension; TB, tuberculosis.
1The abstract of this study was presented at the 47th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Liverpool, United Kingdom, on October 27, 2016.
2These authors contributed equally to this article.
3These authors contributed equally to this article.