Risk Factors of Influenza-Associated Respiratory Illnesses Reported to a Sentinel Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan: 2015-2016

Table 2

Multivariable analysis of risk factors/risk markers for IAV among ILI and SARI cases during hospital-based surveillance.

Risk factors	Response level	Regression coefficient	Standard error	OR	95% CI	value
Exposure history to ILI patients within the last 7 days	No	0.7381	0.3465	2.09	1.06–4.13	0.033
	Yes
Gender	Female	0.7634	0.3310	2.15	1.12–4.1	0.021
	Male
Fever	No	1.0658	0.3801	2.9	1.38–6.12	0.005
	Yes
Use of antibiotics (prior to hospital consultation)	No	0.6389	0.3313	1.89	0.99–3.63	0.054
	Yes

ILI: influenza-like illness; SARI: severe acute respiratory illness.