Research Article

2009 H1N1 Influenza Infection-Related Hospital Admissions: A Single Center Experience with Adult Patients in West Texas

Table 1

Epidemiologic characteristics and chronic medical conditions of hospitalized patients with 2009 H1N1 influenza infection.

CharacteristicTotalICUNon-ICU
( 𝑛 = 3 1 )( 𝑛 = 1 5 )( 𝑛 = 1 6 )

Mean age (standard deviation)45 (14)43 (13)46 (15)
Age
 <20000
 21–4012 (39%)7 (47%)5 (31%)
 41–6016 (51%)7 (47%)9 (56%)
 >613 (9%)1 (6%)2 (13%)
Female16 (52%)9 (60%)7 (44%)
BMI, mean (Standard deviation)31 (11)33 (15)30 (6)
BMI > 3012 (39%)6 (40%)6 (38%)
Smoking9 (29%)4 (27%)5 (31%)
Alcohol use3 (10%)1 (7%)2 (13%)
No chronic medical condition6 (19%)3 (20%)3 (19%)
Hypertension21 (68%)10 (67%)11 (69%)
Diabetes13 (42%)6 (40%)7 (44%)
Chronic kidney diseases13 (42%)4 (27%)9 (56%)
Heart failure11 (35%)5 (33%)6 (38%)
Organ transplant7 (23%)3 (20%)4 (25%)
Pulmonary hypertension6 (19%)1 (7%)5 (31%)
Cancer4 (13%)1 (7%)3 (19%)
Coronary artery disease4 (13%)2 (13%)2 (13%)
COPD3 (10%)2 (13%)1 (6%)
Asthma2 (6%)1 (7%)1 (6%)

*All 𝑃 values > 0.05, BMI: Body mass index, and COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.