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Table 4 Number of avoided outcomes and associated cost offsets (in A$) over 2002–2012 (2009 excluded) by population subgroup

From: Impact of quadrivalent influenza vaccine on public health and influenza-related costs in Australia

 

Children with RF 6–59 months (n = 173,778)

Children with RF 5–17 years (n = 509,239)

Adults with RF 18–49 years (n = 2,223,249)

Adults with RF 50–64 years (n = 1,296,098)

Elderly 65 years and older (n = 3,221,312)

Total population (n = 7,423,675)

Total over the period

Annual averagea

Total over the period

Annual averagea

Total over the period

Annual averagea

Total over the period

Annual averagea

Total over the period

Annual averagea

Total over the period

Annual averagea

Outcomes avoided

 Influenza cases

4,153

239

11,824

232

10,240

46

5,731

44

36,322

113

68,271

92

 GP consultations

3,780

217

7,520

148

6,410

29

3,588

28

26,239

81

47,537

64

 Working days lost

2,400

138

4,776

94

16,616

75

9,299

72

0b

0b

33,091

45

 Hospitalisations

23

1.3

11

0.2

86

0.4

143

1.1

3,257

10.1

3,522

4.7

 Deaths

0

0.01

0

0.00

1

0.00

6

0.05

675

2.10

683

0.92

Influenza-related cost offsets

 GP consultations

$140,034

$8,058

$278,618

$5,471

$237,508

$1,068

$132,923

$1,026

$972,167

$3,018

$1,761,250

$2,372

 Hospitalisations

$92,186

$5,305

$54,790

$1,076

$487,832

$2,194

$1,075,050

$8,295

$33,032,031

$102,542

$34,741,889

$46,799

 Income loss

$726,069

$41,781

$1,444,619

$28,368

$5,026,395

$22,608

$2,813,051

$21,704

$0b

$0b

$10,010,133

$13,484

 Total TPP

$232,220

$13,363

$333,408

$6,547

$725,340

$3,263

$1,207,973

$9,320

$34,004,198

$105,560

$36,503,138

$49,171

 Total Societal

$958,288

$55,145

$1,778,027

$34,915

$5,751,735

$25,871

$4,021,024

$31,024

$34,004,198

$105,560

$46,513,271

$62,655

  1. RF risk factor, GP General Practitioner, TPP Third-Party Payera Per 100,000 person-years; bElderly were assumed to be economically inactive