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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of 2nd grade pupils (vaccinated cohort) vs. 3rd grade pupils (non-vaccinated cohort)

From: Reduction in self-reported influenza-like-illness in school children and household members following influenza vaccine administration – a cohort study, Israel, 2016–7

Character

Second grade (N = 256)

N (%)

Third grade (N = 280)

N (%)

P

Gender (N = 527)

male

135/250 (54.0%)

123/277 (44.4%)

0.3

Previous vaccination (N = 526)

116/252 (46.0%)

104/274 (38.0%)

0.06

Vaccination of household members (N = 528)

90/252 (35.7%)

78/276 (28.3%)

0.08

Clinical manifestations (N = 536)

ILI

29/256 (11.3%)

57/280 (20.4%)

0.005

fever

61/256 (23.8%)

84/280 (30.0%)

0.1

cough

63/256 (24.6%)

93/280 (33.2%)

0.03

headache

75/256 (29.3%)

78/280 (27.9%)

0.8

malaise

68/256 (26.6%)

82/280 (29.3%)

0.5

Physician visit (N = 536)

66/256 (25.8%)

90/280 (32.1%)

0.1

Number of children who missed school (N = 536)

82/256 (32.0%)

118/280 (42.1%)

0.02

Emergency room or urgent medical care visit (N = 536)

14/256 (5.5%)

11/280 (3.9%)

0.4

Hospitalizations (N = 536)

1/256 (0.4%)

1/280 (0.4%)

1.0

ILI symptoms among household members (N = 536)

70/256 (27.3%)

99/280 (35.4%)

0.05

Total vaccinated (N = 527)

133/252 (52.8%)

35/276 (12.7%)

< 0.001