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Article: Excess hospital admissions for pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and heart failure during influenza seasons in Hong Kong

TitleExcess hospital admissions for pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and heart failure during influenza seasons in Hong Kong
Authors
KeywordsDisease burden
Hospitalisation
Influenza
Morbidity
Respiratory diseases
Issue Date2004
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/32763
Citation
Journal Of Medical Virology, 2004, v. 73 n. 4, p. 617-623 How to Cite?
AbstractIt is widely held that Southern China is a hypothetical influenza epicentre for the emergence of pandemic influenza viruses. However, influenza is perceived as a relatively unimportant infection in this part of the world compared with western countries. Hong Kong is situated within the hypothetical epicentre and serves as a sentinel post for the region. In a retrospective study, the influenza-associated excess hospitalisations in a regional hospital for pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure, and asthma in persons aged ≥65 years from 1998 to 2001 were each estimated by a model taking into consideration the confounding effect of other respiratory viral infections, seasonal factors, time trends, and weather and pollution indices. In the regression models, influenza activity is an independent significant factor affecting admission rates for pneumonia, COPD, and heart failure but not that for asthma. The variations in hospital admissions for pneumonia, COPD, and heart failure explained by influenza activity were 38.9, 7.5, and 45.6%, respectively. The adjusted rates of excess influenza-associated hospital admissions for the three diagnoses combined amounted to 58.5, 20.0, 29.2, and 13.4 per 10,000 populations aged ≥65 years in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively. In conclusion, influenza activity is associated significant excess hospital admissions among elderly aged 65 or above in Hong Kong, comparable to the data reported in Western countries. The findings support a wider application of annual influenza vaccination in this region. © 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/157432
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2020 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.782
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dc.contributor.authorYap, FHYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHo, PLen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLam, KFen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, PKSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheng, YHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorPeiris, JSMen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-08T08:49:55Z-
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dc.date.issued2004en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Medical Virology, 2004, v. 73 n. 4, p. 617-623en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0146-6615en_HK
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dc.description.abstractIt is widely held that Southern China is a hypothetical influenza epicentre for the emergence of pandemic influenza viruses. However, influenza is perceived as a relatively unimportant infection in this part of the world compared with western countries. Hong Kong is situated within the hypothetical epicentre and serves as a sentinel post for the region. In a retrospective study, the influenza-associated excess hospitalisations in a regional hospital for pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure, and asthma in persons aged ≥65 years from 1998 to 2001 were each estimated by a model taking into consideration the confounding effect of other respiratory viral infections, seasonal factors, time trends, and weather and pollution indices. In the regression models, influenza activity is an independent significant factor affecting admission rates for pneumonia, COPD, and heart failure but not that for asthma. The variations in hospital admissions for pneumonia, COPD, and heart failure explained by influenza activity were 38.9, 7.5, and 45.6%, respectively. The adjusted rates of excess influenza-associated hospital admissions for the three diagnoses combined amounted to 58.5, 20.0, 29.2, and 13.4 per 10,000 populations aged ≥65 years in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively. In conclusion, influenza activity is associated significant excess hospital admissions among elderly aged 65 or above in Hong Kong, comparable to the data reported in Western countries. The findings support a wider application of annual influenza vaccination in this region. © 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/32763en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Medical Virologyen_HK
dc.rightsJournal of Medical Virology. Copyright © John Wiley & Sons, Inc.-
dc.subjectDisease burdenen_HK
dc.subjectHospitalisationen_HK
dc.subjectInfluenzaen_HK
dc.subjectMorbidityen_HK
dc.subjectRespiratory diseasesen_HK
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshHeart Failure - Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHong Kong - Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHospitalization - Statistics & Numerical Dataen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshInfluenza, Human - Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPneumonia - Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - Epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshSeasonsen_US
dc.titleExcess hospital admissions for pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and heart failure during influenza seasons in Hong Kongen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailHo, PL: plho@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1002/jmv.20135en_HK
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