Table 1 Description of base case and scenario analyses
Analyses | Influenza-related ILI consultation [28] | Influenza-associated excess mortality attributable to respiratory diseases [12] |
|---|---|---|
Base case | Used original rate as reported for each province in the literature | Used original rate as reported for each province in the literature |
Scenario 1 | Used original rate as reported for each province in the literature, and assumed the difference between any other province and Shanghai is due to difference in health care access (i.e., “health care access” hypothesis) | Assumed every province has the same risk as Gansu Province, with the highest rate of 83.2/100,000 |
Scenario 2 | Assumed every province has the same risk as Shanghai, with the highest rate of 690/100,000 | Assumed every province has the same risk as Gansu Province, with the highest rate of 83.2/100,000 |
Scenario 3 | Used original rate as reported for each province in the literature, and assumed the difference between any other province and Shanghai is due to difference in health care access (i.e., “health care access” hypothesis) | Used original rate as reported for each province in the literature |
Scenario 4 | Assumed every province has the same risk as Shanghai, with the highest rate of 690/100,000 | Used original rate as reported for each province in the literature |