Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of Acute Flaccid Paralysis cases, Italy 2015–2016
AFP = 713 | Number | Percent | IR | IRR | 95% CI IRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||
Male | 430 | 60.3 | 5.0 | – | |
Female | 283 | 39.7 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.6–0.8 |
Class of age (years) | |||||
0–4 | 322 | 45.2 | 6.2 | – | |
5–9 | 198 | 27.8 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.5–0.7 |
10–14 | 193 | 27.1 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.5–0.7 |
Nationality | |||||
Italian | 627 | 87.9 | 4.2 | – | |
Other | 86 | 12.1 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.9–1.4 |
Geographic area | |||||
North | 357 | 50.1 | 4.7 | – | |
Centre | 132 | 18.5 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.7–1.1 |
South | 224 | 31.4 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.7–1.0 |
Clinical characteristics | |||||
Acute infective polyneuritis (357.0) | 155 | 21.7 | 0.9 | – | |
Myopathy, unspecified (359.9) | 323 | 45.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.7–2.6 |
Unspecified causes of encephalitis, myelitis, and encephalomyelitis (323.9) | 236 | 33.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3–1.9 |