Table 4

Adjusted vaccine effectiveness in stratified analyses or according to influenza virus characteristics

Stratifying variable(s)LevelV/E (95% CI)p Value for difference between strata
Year2005/0667% (41 to 82)0.15
2006/0755% (26 to 73)
2007/0867% (41 to 82)
PeriodNov–Jan67% (47 to 80)0.51
Feb–Apr61% (42 to 74)
Age<6570% (57 to 78)0.27
≥6546% (−17 to 75)
Interval- illness onset to swab sample≤4 days65% (48 to 76)0.78
>4 days66% (41 to 80)
Viral loadCT <3059% (38 to 72)0.81
CT ≥3070% (53 to 80)
Flu typeA65% (50 to 75)0.96
B62% (33 to 78)
Year and flu type2005/06 A66% (21 to 85)0.53
2005/06 B67% (31 to 85)
2006/07 A54% (25 to 72)
2006/07 B-
2007/08 A64%(30 to 84)
2007/08 B70% (24 to 88)