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Table 1 Characteristics and outcomes of the population included in the study (260 children)

From: Severe lower respiratory tract infection in infants and toddlers from a non-affluent population: viral etiology and co-detection as risk factors

Sex, female, n (%)

103 (40)

Age, months, median (range)

5 (1-35)

Age, <6 months, n (%)

128 (49)

Maternal smoking during pregnancy, n (%)

74 (29)

Prematurity, n (%)

62 (24)

Family history of asthma*, n (%)

149 (58)

LOS+, days, median (range)

4 (2-8)

Use of oxygen, days, median (range)

3 (1-6)

  1. + LOS: length of hospital stay; * for parents and/or siblings.