Viral Agents Causing Acute Respiratory Infections in Children under Five: A Study from Eastern India

Table 3

Clinical and demographic profile of patients with ALRI as per virus isolation status.

Variables	Virus positive ()	Virus negative ()	OR (95%CI)	value
Age (median)	11 mo	14 mo	—	0.42
Male : female	1.84 : 1	1.46 : 1	1.21 (0.54–2.62)	0.67
<12 mo	88	12	2.7 (1.24– 6.1)	0.01
Risk factors
ARI in family	77	11	2.24 (1.06–5.12)	0.04
Prematurity	54	08	1.86 (0.74–4.41)	0.16
Smokers in house	69	12	1.54 (0.68–3.48)	0.25
Use of cooking fuel	81	15	1.48 (0.64–3.32)	0.32
Symptoms
Cough	140	31	2.26 (0.18–25.7)	0.5
Fever	122	24	2.04 (0.76–5.24)	0.13
Rhinorrhea	105	17	2.5 (1.14–5.58)	0.02
Sore throat	047	09	1.28 (0.53–2.95)	0.58
Breathing difficulty	075	12	1.83 (0.84–4.11)	0.12
Febrile convulsion	007	01	1.6 (0.18–13.56)	0.66
Signs
Grunting	19	03	1.47 (0.42–5.36)	0.54
Nasal flaring	27	04	1.64 (0.52–5.04)	0.39
Chest indrawing	57	08	2.01 (0.82–4.76)	0.11
Stridor	02	0	—	0.48
Cyanosis	02	01	0.44 (0.02–5.1)	0.5
Clinical diagnosis
Bronchiolitis	91	11	3.21 (1.42–7.35)	0.003
Pneumonia	76	18	0.9 (0.38–1.98)	0.78
Myocarditis	02	0	—	0.48

value < 0.05; ALRI: acute lower respiratory infection; OR: Odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.