The characteristics of influenza-like illness management in Japan

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Table 3 Differences in outcomes between vaccinated group and unvaccinated group

Outcome	Vaccinated^b	Unvaccinated^b	p-value
QOL score^a
Influenza ILI group	0.657 (0.585–0.765)	0.660 (0.586–0.795)	0.668
Non-influenza ILI group	0.677 (0.632–0.723)	0.660 (0.580–0.817)	0.694
QALYs lost^a
Influenza ILI group	0.00427 (0.00360–0.00529)	0.00456 (0.00329–0.00684)	0.791
Non-influenza ILI group	0.00362 (0.00232–0.00456)	0.00379 (0.00169–0.00506)	0.824
Duration of symptoms^b
Influenza ILI group	2.0 (2.0–3.0)	2.0 (2.0–3.5)	0.834
Non-influenza ILI group	2.0 (1.0–3.0)	2.0 (1.0–3.0)	0.832
Duration of absenteeism^b
Influenza ILI group	5.0 (2.5–5.5)	5.0 (4.0–6.0)	0.513
Non-influenza ILI group	2.0 (1.0–3.0)	2.0 (1.0–3.0)	0.944

ILI influenza like illness, QOL quality of life, QALYs quality-adjusted life-years
^aThese outcomes were compared by Mann-Whitney U test
^b Values are shown as median (interquartile range)

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