Research Article
Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Associated Severe Pneumonia in Hospitalized Children
Table 1
Comparison of children with RSV (+) and RSV (-) pneumonia.
| | RSV (+) () | RSV (-) () | value | OR |
| | Sociodemography & environmental risk factors | | years | 81.4 | 48.4 | 0.004 | 3.394 (1.464-7.869) | | Gender, male | 39.1 | 46.8 | 0.429 | 1.367 (0.630-2.965) | | kg | 10.8 | 20.9 | 0.171 | 0.460 (0.151-1.367) | | weeks | 8.6 | 9.6 | 0.862 | 1.125 (0.298-4.241) | | Cigarette smoke exposure | 26.1 | 27.4 | 0.588 | 1.283 (0.520-3.169) | | Household crowding | 80.4 | 56.5 | 0.064 | 2.400 (0.951-6.058) | | Exclusive m | 28.5 | 17.5 | 0.217 | 1.880 (0.690-5.120) | | | 60.86 | 74.2 | 0.621 | 1.339 (0.412-4.258) | | | 39.1 | 40.3 | 0.480 | 1.355 (0.583-3.153) | | Daycare attendance | 5.7 | 5.3 | 0.926 | 1.091 (0.173-6.875) | | Clinical features and severity | | | Wheezing in the past | 13.0 | 8.1 | 0.402 | 1.710 (0.488-5.991) | | Temperature (°F), mean (SD) | 102.08 (1.24) | 102.17 (1.34) | 0.700 | 0.943 (0.700-1.270) | | Oxygen | 39.2 | 35.5 | 0.698 | 0.856 (0.389-1.882) | | Gastrointestinal symptoms | 21.7 | 12.9 | 0.227 | 1.875 (0.676-5.204) | | Very severe pneumonia | 58.69 | 51.6 | 0.465 | 0.751 (0.348-1.621) | | High dependency care | 2.23 | 3.23 | 0.744 | 1.500 (0.132-17.06) | | Hospital stay (days), median (Q1, Q3) | 5 (3.0, 8.25) | 6 (3.75, 8.25) | 0.778 | 0.989 (0.917-1.067) | | Biological and radiological parameters | | | mg/L | 63.04 | 32.78 | 0.002 | 3.497 (1.567-7.802) | | Total WBC (109/L), mean (SD) | 13.42 (6.19) | 15.38 (7.55) | 0.154 | 0.960 (0.906-1.016) | | Neutrophils (109/L), mean (SD) | 7.81 (5.83) | 9.60 (6.40) | 0.141 | 0.952 (0.892-1.017) | | CXR interstitial infiltrates | 73.9 | 50.0 | 0.013 | 2.833 (1.241-6.467) |
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Descriptive statistics are expressed as percentages unless otherwise indicated. CXR: chest X-ray; CRP: C-reactive protein; LKR: Sri Lankan rupees; WBC: white cell count.
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