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Table 1 General characteristics of the included subjects.

From: Clinical prediction rules combining signs, symptoms and epidemiological context to distinguish influenza from influenza-like illnesses in primary care: a cross sectional study

 

All subjects

(n = 4597)

Subjects with

full records

(n = 3738)

Subjects with full and

imputed records

(n = 4584)

Patient age

(n = 4510)

  

   Median (range)

28 (0 to 99)

27 (0 to 99)

28 (0 to 99)

   Mean (SE)

30.0 (0.29)

29.4 (0.32)

30.0 (0.28)

Number of subjects (%)

   

By influenza year

  

   2002-2003

585 (12.73)

479 (12.81)

584 (12.74)

   2003-2004

1066 (23.19)

851 (22.77)

1064 (23.21)

   2004-2005

996 (21.67)

825 (22.07)

995 (21.71)

   2005-2006

785 (17.08)

663 (17.74)

785 (17.12)

   2006-2007

1165 (25.34)

920 (24.61)

1156 (25.22)

During an influenza epidemic

3221 (70.07)

2650 (70.89)

3212 (70.07)

With ILI-contact in family. school- or workplace

1492 (32.46)

1195 (31.97)

1490 (32.50)

Vaccinated against influenza

466 (10.14)

377 (10.09)

465 (10.14)

During an RSV epidemic

2039 (44.36)

1635 (43.74)

2036 (44.42)

Number of symptoms

   

Median (range)

8 (0 to 18)

9 (1 to 18)

9 (1 to 18)

Mean (SE)

8.4 (0.04)

8.6 (0.04)

8.6 (0.04)

Number of illness days a

(n = 4381)

  

Median (range)

1.5 (0 to 39)

1.5 (0 to 14)

2 (0 to 14)

Mean (SE)

1.76 (0.02)

1.72 (0.02)

1.77 (0.02)

Number of records per GP

(n = 138)

(n = 134)

(n = 137)

Median (range)

10 (1 to 247)

7 (1 to 217)

10 (1 to 246)

Mean (SE)

33.5 (4.5)

27.9 (4.0)

33.5 (4.5)

  1. SE = standard error
  2. a illness days above 14 days were considered as missing