1. Risk factors for death from pandemic (H1N1) 2009, southern Brazil.
- Author
-
Yokota RT, Skalinski LM, Igansi CN, de Souza LR, Iser BP, Reis PO, Barros EN, Macário EM, Bercini MA, Ranieri TM, and Araújo WN
- Subjects
- Brazil epidemiology, Child, Preschool, Diabetes Complications epidemiology, Female, Hospitalization, Humans, Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype pathogenicity, Influenza, Human epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Obesity complications, Obesity epidemiology, Pregnancy, Risk Factors, Vaccination, Diabetes Complications mortality, Influenza, Human complications, Influenza, Human mortality, Obesity mortality, Pandemics
- Abstract
To identify risk factors for death from pandemic (H1N1) 2009, we obtained data for 157 hospitalized patients with confirmed cases of this disease. Multivariate analysis showed that diabetes and class III obesity were associated with death. These findings helped define priority vaccination groups in Brazil.
- Published
- 2011
- Full Text
- View/download PDF