Figures & data
Table 1. Summary of demographic characteristics.
Figure 1. Steps in focusing reviews of outcomes and comparisons in outpatient (OP), emergency department (ED) and inpatient (IP) databases. aIRR >1.0 and its 95% CI LB excludes 1.0 on risk-interval cohort and/or historical cohort comparison(s). bIRR >1.0 on Td historical cohort comparison; IRR >2 and n ≥ 3 or IRR 95% CI LB >1.5 and n ≥ 5 on risk-interval comparison. cPI discretion. dPI classified outcomes with statistically elevated IRRs into 4 groups: likely due to confounding by indication; implausible; non-specific; and all other (i.e., potentially plausible). eIRR >1.0 and its 95% CI LB excludes 1.0 on Td historical cohort comparison. fPer PI discretion, added back 1 outcome (hepatitis) that had not been retained at previous screening step. CI, confidence interval; ED, emergency department; IP, inpatient; IRR, incidence rate ratio; LB, lower bound; n, number of people exposed to Adacel vaccine; OP, outpatient; PI, principal investigator.
![Figure 1. Steps in focusing reviews of outcomes and comparisons in outpatient (OP), emergency department (ED) and inpatient (IP) databases. aIRR >1.0 and its 95% CI LB excludes 1.0 on risk-interval cohort and/or historical cohort comparison(s). bIRR >1.0 on Td historical cohort comparison; IRR >2 and n ≥ 3 or IRR 95% CI LB >1.5 and n ≥ 5 on risk-interval comparison. cPI discretion. dPI classified outcomes with statistically elevated IRRs into 4 groups: likely due to confounding by indication; implausible; non-specific; and all other (i.e., potentially plausible). eIRR >1.0 and its 95% CI LB excludes 1.0 on Td historical cohort comparison. fPer PI discretion, added back 1 outcome (hepatitis) that had not been retained at previous screening step. CI, confidence interval; ED, emergency department; IP, inpatient; IRR, incidence rate ratio; LB, lower bound; n, number of people exposed to Adacel vaccine; OP, outpatient; PI, principal investigator.](/cms/asset/9b1604a0-ace0-4cb7-8410-aac4e801fb4e/khvi_a_1201622_f0001_b.gif)
Table 2. Prespecified outcomes of interest for the outpatient database.