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Table 4 Comparison of demographics and clinical characteristics between the pneumonia and non-pneumonia patients in 2011 and 2014 epidemics

From: Comparative study of clinical and epidemiological characteristics of major pediatric adenovirus epidemics in southern Taiwan

Variables

Non-pneumonia

(N = 1116)

Pneumonia

(N = 29)

p-value

Age (years)

4.9 ± 3.3

4.9 ± 3.8

0.964

Gender (M/F ratio)

624/492

20/9

0.162

Underlying disease

86 (7.7)

2 (6.9)

0.999

Co-infection

33 (3.0)

4 (13.8)

0.012*

 Virus

13 (39.4)

3 (75.0)

 Bacteria

20 (60.6)

1 (25.0)

Laboratory monitor

 WBC (cells/μL)

7515.1 ± 7139.5

11,334.8 ± 5031.3

< 0.001*

 ANC (cells/μL)

12,183.1 ± 67,084.4

9010.5 ± 3856.9

0.803

 ALC (cells/μL)

2484.7 ± 1917.5

1697.9 ± 1061.8

0.001*

 CRP (mg/L)

62.2 ± 53.1

98.9 ± 92.1

0.046*

Genotype (total number)

n = 291

n = 22

 type 1

48 (16.5)

4 (18.2)

0.770

 type 2

19 (6.5)

0 (0)

0.379

 type 3

129 (44.3)

12 (54.5)

0.353

 type 4

24 (8.2)

1 (4.5)

0.537

 type 5

2 (0.7)

0 (0)

0.999

 type 6

14 (4.8)

1 (4.5)

0.999

 type 7

55 (18.9)

4 (18.2)

0.999

  1. Note: M/F ratio, male to female ratio; ANC, absolute neutrophil counts; ALC, absolute lymphocyte counts; CRP, C-reactive protein
  2. * P < 0.05