Obesity not associated with severity among hospitalized adults with seasonal influenza virus infection
Braun ES, Crawford FW, Desai MM, Meek J, Kirley PD, Miller L, Anderson EJ, Oni O, Ryan P, Lynfield R, Bargsten M, Bennett NM, Lung KL, Thomas A, Mermel E, Lindegren ML, Schaffner W, Price A, Chaves SS. Obesity not associated with severity among hospitalized adults with seasonal influenza virus infection. Infection 2015, 43: 569-575. PMID: 26148927, DOI: 10.1007/s15010-015-0802-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeasonal influenza virus infectionMultivariate logistic regression modelSeasonal influenza severityLaboratory-confirmed influenzaRisk of pneumoniaInfluenza virus infectionLogistic regression modelsHospitalized adultsICU admissionObese patientsSevere obesityInfluenza severityArtificial ventilationVirus infectionWeight categoriesObesityPneumoniaSeverityRegression modelsAdultsUnderweightPatientsAdmissionInfectionInfluenzaDoes Influenza Vaccination Modify Influenza Severity? Data on Older Adults Hospitalized With Influenza During the 2012−2013 Season in the United States
Arriola C, Anderson E, Baumbach J, Bennett N, Bohm S, Hill M, Lindegren M, Lung K, Meek J, Mermel E, Miller L, Monroe M, Morin C, Oni O, Reingold A, Schaffner W, Thomas A, Zansky S, Finelli L, Chaves S. Does Influenza Vaccination Modify Influenza Severity? Data on Older Adults Hospitalized With Influenza During the 2012−2013 Season in the United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2015, 212: 1200-1208. PMID: 25821227, PMCID: PMC4683374, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiv200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza vaccinationInfluenza severityDisease severityIntensive care unit admissionMultivariable logistic regression modelSevere influenza outcomesCare unit admissionLaboratory-confirmed influenzaMultivariable logistic regressionDiagnosis of pneumoniaLogistic regression modelsUnit admissionICU lengthVaccine effectivenessInfluenza seasonParametric survival modelsInfluenza outcomesVaccinated personsVaccinationPropensity scoreLogistic regressionOlder adultsPredominant strainSeverityInfluenza