Mild and Asymptomatic Coronavirus Disease in Children, Adolescents, and Household Contacts and Prolonged Viral Excretion

Table 7

Correlation between age and SARS-CoV-2 viral load in 117 children and adolescents.

Age group	VL mean	VL median	SD	Q1	Q3	n	CI	value
<6 months	831.141	41.359	1.213.630	234	1.393.368	5	1.063.774	0.103
≥6 and <12 months	141.904	124	390.295	44	199	10	241.903
≥1 and <5 years	15.123	181	45.813	39	486	20	20.078
≥5 and <10 years	48.418	2.141	197.812	117	20.343	33	67.491
≥10 and <18 years	73.972	351	275.749	115	19.037	49	77.208

Kruskal–Wallis test. VL, viral load (viral copy number/µm); SD, standard deviation; Q1 Q3, interquartile intervals; n, total cases; CI, confidence interval.