Table 3

Summary of time-series regression model for influenza parameter estimates that reflect the effects of influenza on asthma hospitalisations by age and borough, New York, January 2002 to December 2012

VariableInfluenza estimateSEP values
Age (years)
  0–4−0.0340.020.06
  5–17−0.0380.020.11
  18–440.0530.01<0.01
  45–640.0680.01<0.01
  65+0.0610.01<0.01
Borough
  Bronx0.0200.0120.10
  Brooklyn0.0230.0110.03
  Manhattan0.0430.013<0.01
  Queens0.0010.0110.93
  Staten Island0.0220.0210.20
  • The time-series model (seasonal ARIMA (1,1,0)x(0,1,1)12 model) was applied to stratified age groups and boroughs to determine correlation between influenza and asthma by each stratum.