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Table 4 Incidence of recurrent wheezing/asthma in subgroups with/without family history of wheezing

From: Comparison of clinical features of acute lower respiratory tract infections in infants with RSV/HRV infection, and incidences of subsequent wheezing or asthma in childhood

Groups

Family history of wheezing

Recurrent wheezing

N(%)

Asthma

N(%)

s-RSV(n = 107)

P(n = 42)

28 (66.67)

3 (7.14)

N(n = 65)

16 (24.62)

5 (7.69)

P

< 0.001

1.000â–¡

s-HRV(n = 27)

P(n = 11)

3 (27.27)

3 (27.27)

N(n = 16)

3 (18.75)

0 (0.00)

P

0.662

0.056â–¡

Co-infection(n = 39)

P (n = 19)

11 (57.89)

4 (21.05)

N(n = 20)

5 (25.00)

1 (5.00)

P

0.054â–¡

0.182â–¡

  1. □Fisher’s exact test
  2. P: positive family history of wheezing. N: negative family history of wheezing