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Table 2 Underlying medical conditions of deceased patients with a laboratory-confirmed influenza A(H1N1)2009 virus infection, the Netherlands 2009-2011 (n = 103)

From: Case-based reported mortality associated with laboratory-confirmed influenza A(H1N1) 2009 virus infection in the Netherlands: the 2009-2010 pandemic season versus the 2010-2011 influenza season

 

Pandemic season

2009-2010

N = 65

Influenza season

2010-2011

N = 38

 

Underlying medical condition*

n

(%)

n

(%)

p

None**

10

(15)

10

(26)

0.3

Respiratory disorder

22

(34)

7

(18)

0.1

Immunological disorder#

23

(35)

5

(13)

0.02

Neurological disorder

9

(14)

4

(10)

0.9

Intellectual disability##

8

(12)

2

(5)

0.4

Cardiovascular disorders

5

(8)

12

(32)

0.005

Kidney/liver disorders

4

(6)

3

(8)

0.9

Malignancies###

2

(3)

3

(8)

0.5

Metabolic disorders

1

(2)

3

(8)

0.3

Multiple underlying disorders

17

(26)

10

(26)

> 0.9

  1. * Patients with multiple underlying disorders are counted for every underlying medical condition. For one patient underlying medical condition was unknown.
  2. ** In one patient a group A streptococcal infection was confirmed after autopsy.
  3. # Including haematological malignancies.
  4. ## Including Down syndrome.
  5. ### Other non-specified malignancies.