Influenza risk groups in Norway by education and employment status.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study aimed to estimate the size of the risk group for severe influenza and to describe the social patterning of the influenza risk group in Norway, defined as everyone ⩾65 years of age and individuals of any age with certain chronic conditions (medical risk group).

Methods

Study data came from a nationally representative survey among 10,923 individuals aged 16-79 years. The medical risk group was defined as individuals reporting one or more relevant chronic conditions. The associations between educational attainment, employment status, age and risk of belonging to the medical risk group were studied with logistic regression.

Results

Nearly a fifth (19.0%) of respondents reported at least one chronic condition, while 29.4% belonged to the influenza risk grou

SUBMITTER: Kluwer B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9361423 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature