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Table 2 Characteristics of subjects with regard to pertussis vaccine up-to-date status (N = 373)

From: A new socioeconomic status measure for vaccine research in children using individual housing data: a population-based case-control study

 

Pertussis Vaccine Up to date, Yes (n = 318)

Pertussis Vaccine Not up to date, No (n = 55)

P-values*

Age at case index date, years

0.004

 Median (IQR)

13.3 (11.5–15.2)

12.5 (7.5–14.2)

 Mean (SD)

12.7 (3.4)

10.7 (4.9)

Sex, no. (%)

0.78

 Male

174 (54.7)

29 (52.7)

 Female

144 (45.3)

26 (47.3)

Ethnicity, no. (%)

0.47

 Hispanic/Latino

3 (0.9)

0 (0)

 American Indian/Alaska Native

2 (0.)

1 (1.8)

 Asian

2 (0.9)

0 (0)

 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

3 (0.6)

1 (1.8)

 White

256 (80.5)

37 (67.3)

 Unknown

52 (16.4)

16 (29.1)

Ethnicity, no. (%)

0.66

 Nonwhites

10 (3.1)

2 (3.6)

 Whites

256 (80.5)

37 (67.3)

 Unknown

52 (16.4)

16 (29.1)

Maternal educational level, no. (%)

0.38

 High school or less

22 (6.9)

2 (3.6)

 Some college

40 (12.6)

7 (12.7)

 College graduate

34 (10.7)

2 (3.6)

 Graduate degree or greater

22 (6.9)

1 (1.8)

 Unknown

200 (62.9)

43 (78.2)

Paternal education level

0.19

 High school or less

11 (3.5)

3 (5.5)

 Some college

31 (9.8)

2 (3.6)

 College graduate

18 (5.7)

1 (1.8)

 Graduate degree or greater

31 (9.8)

1 (1.8)

 Unknown

227 (71.4)

48 (87.3)

HOUSES index in z-score

<0.001

 Median (IQR)

−0.17 (−1.96, 2.51)

−0.93 (−4.05, 0.98)

 Mean (SD)

0.39 (3.59)

−1.23 (2.92)

HOUSES index in quartiles

0.03

 First (lowest SES)

63/298 (21.1)

17/49 (34.7)

 Second

74/298 (24.8)

12/49 (24.5)

 Third

70/298 (23.5)

14/49 (28.6)

 Fourth (highest SES)

91/298 (30.5)

6/49 (12.2)

Smoking status, no. (%)

0.51

 Non-smoking

99 (31.1)

13 (23.6)

 Smoking

45 (14.2)

4 (7.3)

 Unknown

174 (54.7)

38 (69.1)

Asthma history

  

 Yes (before index date)

114 (35.8)

11 (20.0)

0.021

 No

204 (64.2)

44 (80.0)

Comorbid conditions at index date, no. (%)a

0.63

 Yes

7 (2.2)

2 (3.6)

 No

311 (97.8)

53 (96.4)

  1. *By unconditional logistic regression
  2. aComorbid conditions include: Sickle cell disease, asthma, primary immune deficiency, cardiac disease, chronic pulmonary disease, neurosurgical trauma/procedure, chronic renal insufficiency, immunosuppressive therapy, diabetes mellitus, type I, diabetes mellitus, type II, alcohol abuse, COPD in absence of asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, hepatic disease, and long-term corticosteroid use/high-dose steroid use at index date