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Table 2 Patient characteristics

From: Comparing influenza vaccine efficacy against mismatched and matched strains: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lead author (year)

Country of conduct and year

Age category

Mean age (SD) in years

M/F, %

Sample size

Vaccine

Placebo

Leibovitz (1971) [24]

USA, 1970

Adults

NR

NR

1,682

7,934

Beutner (1979) [25]

USA, 1974

Children

Range: 7 to 14

50/50

520

460

Rytel (1977) [26]

USA, 1974

Adults

NR

0/100

95

48

Monto (1982) [27]

USA, 1979

Adults

NR

NR

144

140

Tannock (1984) [28]

Australia, 1981

Adults

34.8 (13.9)

69/31

19

20

Keitel (1997) [29]

USA, 1983 to 1988

Adults

Range: 30 to 60

NR

Y1: 161

Y1: 298

Y2: 172

Y2: 241

Y3: 153

Y3: 253

Y4: 203

Y4: 217

Y5: 121

Y5: 145

Gruber (1990) [30]

USA, 1985

Children

7.9 (3.3)

NR

54

77

Edwards (1994) [31]

USA, 1986 to 1990

Adults/Children

Range: 1 to 65

NR

LAIV/TIV

 

Y1: 872/878

Y1: 878

Y2: 1,029/1,060

Y2: 1,064

Y3: 1,114/1,126

Y3: 1,125

Y4: 999/1,016

Y4: 1,016

Clover (1991) [32]

USA, 1989

Children

8.8 (3.6)

NR

TIV/BIV 54/56

82

Govaert (1994) [33]

The Netherlands, 1991

Older patients

Range: 60 to 91

47/53

927

911

Powers (1995) [34]

USA, 1993

Adults

Range: 18 to 45

NR

TIV/other 26/26

24

Belshe (1998) [35]

USA, 1996

Children

3.5 (1.4)

47/53

1,070

532

Rudenko (2001) [36]

Russia, 1996

Older patients

Median: 73, Range: 41 to 95

30/70

LAIV/TIV 111/93

109

Belshe (2000) [37]

USA, 1997

Children

4.5 (1.4)

52/48

917

441

Bridges (2000) [38]

USA, 1997 to 1999

Adults

Median: 43.5

78/22

Y1: 138

Y1: 137

Y2: 141

Y2: 137

Hoberman (2003) [39]

USA, 1999 to 2001

Children

Range: 0.5 to 2

56/44

Y1: 273

Y1: 138

Y2: 252

Y2: 123

Tam (2007) [40]

Multisite trial in Asia, 2000 to 2002

Children

1.9 (0.6)

53/47

Y1: 1,653

Y1: 1,111

Y2: 503

Y2: 494

Vesikari (2006) [41]

Multisite trial in Europe and Israel, 2000 to 2001

Children

2.0 (0.7)

51/49

Y1: 951

Y1: 665

Y2: 640

Y2: 450

Bracco Neto (2009)a[10]

Multisite trial in South Africa and South America, 2001 to 2002

Children

Range: 0.5 to 3

49/51

Y1: 944

Y1: 942

Y2: 338

Y2: 342

Forrest (2008) [42]

Multisite in Asia, 2002

Children

1.8 Range: 0.5 to 3

NR

525

516

Lum (2010) [43]

Multisite trial in Asia, Europe and South America, 2002

Children

1.2 (0.3)

50/50

765

385

Langley (2011) [44]

Canada, 2003

Adults

37.1 (12.2)

46/54

455

443

Ohmit (2006)a[11]

USA, 2004

Adult

26.9 (9.3)

38/62

LAIV/TIV 519/522

206

Treanor (2007)a[12]

USA, 2004

Adults

Median: 31, Range: 18 to 49

37/63

151

153

Beran (2009) [45]

Czech Republic, 2005

Adults

35 (13)

45/55

4,137

2,066

Jackson (2010) [15]

USA, 2005

Adults

32.7 (9.1)

40/60

Y1: 1,706

Y1: 1,725

Y2: 2,011

Y2: 2,043

Ohmit (2008)a[13]

USA, 2005

Adults

24.9 (NR)

40/60

LAIV/TIV 853/867

338

Beran (2009) [46]

Multisite trial Europe, 2006

Adults

40.0 (13.3)

40/60

5,103

2,549

Monto (2009)a[14]

USA, 2007

Adults

23.3 (7.4)

38/62

LAIV/TIV 813/814

325

Frey (2010) [47]

Multisite trial North America and Europe, 2007

Adults

32.5 (NR)

44/45

LAIV/TIV 3,776/3,638

3,843

Range: 18 to 48

Treanor (2011) [48]

USA, 2007

Adults

32.5(NR)

41/59

2,344

2,304

Range: 18 to 55

Barrett (2011) [49]

Multisite trial in USA, 2008

Children

Range: 18 to 49

NR

3,619

3,617

Cowling (2010) [50]

Hong Kong, 2008

Children

Range: 6 to 15

53/47

71

48

Talaat (2010) [51]

USA, 2009

Adults and older patients

56.5 (18.0)

43/57

389

97

  1. aUnpublished data was obtained from the author(s).
  2. LAIV live attenuated influenza vaccine, NR not reported, TIV trivalent inactivated vaccine.