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Article: Influenza vaccine in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among elderly male veterans
Title | Influenza vaccine in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among elderly male veterans |
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Issue Date | 2022 |
Citation | PLoS ONE, 2022, v. 17, n. 1, article no. e0262072 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Background Prior studies have established those elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at elevated risk for developing influenza-associated complications such as hospitalization, intensive-care admission, and death. This study sought to determine whether influenza vaccination could improve survival among elderly patients with COPD. Materials/Methods This study included Veterans (age 65 years) diagnosed with COPD that received care at the United States Veterans Health Administration (VHA) during four influenza seasons, from 2012–2013 to 2015–2016. We linked VHA electronic medical records and Medicare administrative files to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Death Index cause of death records as well as influenza surveillance data. A multivariable time-dependent Cox proportional hazards model was used to compare rates of mortality of recipients of influenza vaccination to those who did not have records of influenza vaccination. We estimated hazard ratios (HRs) adjusted for age, gender, race, socioeconomic status, comorbidities, and healthcare utilization. Results Over a span of four influenza seasons, we included 1,856,970 person-seasons of observation where 1,199,275 (65%) had a record of influenza vaccination and 657,695 (35%) did not have a record of influenza vaccination. After adjusting for comorbidities, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, influenza vaccination was associated with reduced risk of death during the most severe periods of influenza seasons: 75% all-cause (HR = 0.25; 95% CI: 0.24–0.26), 76% respiratory causes (HR = 0.24; 95% CI: 0.21–0.26), and 82% pneumonia/influenza cause (HR = 0.18; 95% CI: 0.13–0.26). A significant part of the effect could be attributed to “healthy vaccinee” bias as reduced risk of mortality was also found during the periods when there was no influenza activity and before patients received vaccination: 30% all-cause (HR = 0.70; 95% CI: 0.65–0.75), 32% respiratory causes (HR = 0.68; 95% CI: 0.60–0.78), and 51% pneumonia/influenza cause (HR = 0.49; 95% CI: 0.31–0.78). However, as a falsification study, we found that influenza vaccination had no impact on hospitalization due to urinary tract infection (HR = 0.97; 95% CI: 0.80–1.18). Conclusions Among elderly patients with COPD, influenza vaccination was associated with reduced risk for all-cause and cause-specific mortality. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/311530 |
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dc.contributor.author | Young-Xu, Yinong | - |
dc.contributor.author | Smith, Jeremy | - |
dc.contributor.author | Nealon, Joshua | - |
dc.contributor.author | Mahmud, Salaheddin M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | van Aalst, Robertus | - |
dc.contributor.author | Thommes, Edward W. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Neupane, Nabin | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, Jason K.H. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chit, Ayman | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-22T11:54:09Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-22T11:54:09Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | PLoS ONE, 2022, v. 17, n. 1, article no. e0262072 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/311530 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background Prior studies have established those elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at elevated risk for developing influenza-associated complications such as hospitalization, intensive-care admission, and death. This study sought to determine whether influenza vaccination could improve survival among elderly patients with COPD. Materials/Methods This study included Veterans (age 65 years) diagnosed with COPD that received care at the United States Veterans Health Administration (VHA) during four influenza seasons, from 2012–2013 to 2015–2016. We linked VHA electronic medical records and Medicare administrative files to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Death Index cause of death records as well as influenza surveillance data. A multivariable time-dependent Cox proportional hazards model was used to compare rates of mortality of recipients of influenza vaccination to those who did not have records of influenza vaccination. We estimated hazard ratios (HRs) adjusted for age, gender, race, socioeconomic status, comorbidities, and healthcare utilization. Results Over a span of four influenza seasons, we included 1,856,970 person-seasons of observation where 1,199,275 (65%) had a record of influenza vaccination and 657,695 (35%) did not have a record of influenza vaccination. After adjusting for comorbidities, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, influenza vaccination was associated with reduced risk of death during the most severe periods of influenza seasons: 75% all-cause (HR = 0.25; 95% CI: 0.24–0.26), 76% respiratory causes (HR = 0.24; 95% CI: 0.21–0.26), and 82% pneumonia/influenza cause (HR = 0.18; 95% CI: 0.13–0.26). A significant part of the effect could be attributed to “healthy vaccinee” bias as reduced risk of mortality was also found during the periods when there was no influenza activity and before patients received vaccination: 30% all-cause (HR = 0.70; 95% CI: 0.65–0.75), 32% respiratory causes (HR = 0.68; 95% CI: 0.60–0.78), and 51% pneumonia/influenza cause (HR = 0.49; 95% CI: 0.31–0.78). However, as a falsification study, we found that influenza vaccination had no impact on hospitalization due to urinary tract infection (HR = 0.97; 95% CI: 0.80–1.18). Conclusions Among elderly patients with COPD, influenza vaccination was associated with reduced risk for all-cause and cause-specific mortality. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | PLoS ONE | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.title | Influenza vaccine in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among elderly male veterans | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0262072 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 34982781 | - |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC8726500 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85122304601 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 17 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. e0262072 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. e0262072 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1932-6203 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000834805700015 | - |