Volume 8, Number 8—August 2002
Research
Use of Automated Ambulatory-Care Encounter Records for Detection of Acute Illness Clusters, Including Potential Bioterrorism Events
Table 3
Number of episodes of lower respiratory syndrome that would be expected to occur only once a month and once a year, based on a generalized linear mixed model (GLMM), in a representative eastern Massachusetts census tracta
Month | Day of week | No. needed for once per month event | No. needed for once per year event |
---|---|---|---|
January | Monday | 5 | 6 |
January | Tuesday | 5 | 6 |
January | Wednesday | 5 | 6 |
January | Thursday | 5 | 6 |
January | Friday | 5 | 5 |
January | Saturday | 4 | 4 |
January | Sunday | 4 | 4 |
April | Monday | 4 | 5 |
April | Tuesday | 4 | 5 |
April | Wednesday | 4 | 5 |
April | Thursday | 4 | 5 |
April | Friday | 4 | 5 |
April | Saturday | 3 | 4 |
April | Sunday | 3 | 4 |
July | Monday | 4 | 5 |
July | Tuesday | 4 | 4 |
July | Wednesday | 4 | 4 |
July | Thursday | 4 | 4 |
July | Friday | 4 | 4 |
July | Saturday | 3 | 4 |
July | Sunday | 3 | 4 |
October | Monday | 5 | 6 |
October | Tuesday | 4 | 5 |
October | Wednesday | 4 | 5 |
October | Thursday | 4 | 5 |
October | Friday | 4 | 5 |
October | Saturday | 4 | 4 |
October | Sunday | 4 | 4 |
aThis census tract has 491 health plan members and a random effect of 0.083, illustrating the effect of day of week and month of year for 2002.