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Table 4 Characteristics of regular vs. first time influenza vaccine users

From: Rates of influenza vaccination in older adults and factors associated with vaccine use: A secondary analysis of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging

Risk Factor

Regularly Vaccinated

First Time Vaccinated

P value

Age mean years (SD)

75.3 (6.7)

74.1 (6.7)

<0.0001

Sex

   

   Male (%)

79.5

20.5

0.29

   Female (%)

78.9

22.0

 

Education mean years (SD)

11.0 (3.8)

10.8 (3.8)

0.27

Region

   

   Atlantic (%)

75.1

24.9

0.0003

   Quebec (%)

83.7

16.3

 

   Ontario (%)

81.5

18.5

 

   Prairies (%)

78.2

21.8

 

   BC (%)

75.5

24.5

 

Current Marital Status

   

   Not married (%)

79.2

20.8

0.45

   Married (%)

78.1

21.9

 

Smoker

   

   No (%)

78.3

21.7

0.73

   Yes (%)

78.8

21.2

 

Alcohol

   

   No (%)

78.4

21.6

0.83

   Yes (%)

78.7

21.3

 

Self-Rated Health

   

   Not Good/Very Poor (%)

81.7

18.3

0.045

   Very/Pretty Good (%)

77.9

22.1

 

Regular Exercise

   

   No (%)

80.2

19.8

0.086

   Yes(%)

77.5

22.5

 

3MSE mean score (sd)

89.9 (6.4)

89.7 (6.4)

0.48

No. of comorbidities mean (sd)

2.7 (1.7)

2.5 (1.7)

0.0011

Geography

   

   Urban (%)

79.3

20.7

0.012

   Rural (%)

73.8

26.2