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Volume 25, Number 7—July 2019
Dispatch

Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Homeless Populations, Washington, USA

Jim Boonyaratanakornkit1Comments to Author , Seda Ekici1, Amalia Magaret, Kathryn Gustafson, Emily Scott, Micaela Haglund, Jane Kuypers, Ronald Pergamit, John Lynch, and Helen Y. Chu
Author affiliations: University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA (J. Boonyaratanakornkit, S. Ekici, A. Magaret, K. Gustafson, E. Scott, M. Haglund, J. Kuypers, J. Lynch, H.Y. Chu); Harborview Medical Center, Seattle (J. Boonyaratanakornkit, R. Pergamit)

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Table 1

Analysis of sociodemographic characteristics of patients admitted with RSV infection or influenza, Washington, USA, 2012–2017*

Characteristic RSV, n = 157 Influenza, n = 708 Univariable p value RSV vs. influenza, OR (95% CI) Multivariable p value
Age, y (range) 56.0 (18–93) 52.8 (18–100) 0.035 1.01 (1.00–1.02) 0.01
Male sex 100 (64) 433 (61) 0.590
American Indian or Alaska Native 16 (10) 31 (4) 0.006
Black or African American 26 (17) 201 (28) 0.002
Homeless 50 (32) 137 (19) <0.001 2.00 (1.33–3.03) 0.001
Drug use 26 (17) 60 (8) 0.005 1.79 (1.06–3.03) 0.028
Asthma/COPD 32 (20) 95 (13) 0.034 1.67 (1.06–2.63) 0.027
Smoking 38 (24) 71 (10) <0.001

*Values are no. (%) unless otherwise indicated. COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; OR, odds ratio; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus. –, variable was excluded from multivariable analysis.

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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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