Modelling estimates of age-specific influenza-related hospitalisation and mortality in the United Kingdom

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Mean seasonal mortality for respiratory disease^a attributable to influenza according to age and risk status^b

N Number of episodes, SD standard deviation, Rate per 100,000 population, Deaths from ONS 1996–2009
^abroadly defined
^bRisk group defined according the chronic conditions indicative of risk for severe influenza as per UK recommendations for influenza vaccination. These include chronic obstructive respiratory disease; cardiovascular, central nervous system, renal and liver disorders; diabetes; immunosuppressive conditions or stroke
^cthe attributions for each age group are not equal to the sum of the attributions (all ages) due to separately run models

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