C-Reactive Protein Levels in Children with Acute Bronchiolitis
Table 3
Comparison between C-reactive protein positive and negative patients.
Variable
C-reactive protein level ()
value
High, 167 (72.9)
Normal, 62 (27.1)
Sex
Male
99 (59.3)
33 (53.3)
0.453
Female
68 (40.7)
29 (46.8)
Nationality
Bahraini
128 (76.6)
40 (64.5)
0.092
Non-Bahraini
39 (23.4)
22 (35.5)
Gestational age ()
Term
109 (81.3)
44 (81.5)
1.000
Preterm
25 (18.7)
10 (18.5)
Age at presentation (mon),
<0.0001
Age at the time of study (mon),
<0.0001
Length of hospital stay (d),
0.253
History of fever
138 (82.6)
33 (53.2)
<0.0001
History of cough
138 (82.6)
39 (62.9)
0.002
White blood cells count (×106/μL),
0.131
Hemoglobin (g/dL),
<0.0001
Platelet’s count (×106/μL),
0.910
Positive blood culture ()
13 (10.2)
4.0 (8.2)
0.783
Positive urine culture ()
9.0 (11.8)
4.0 (10.8)
1.000
Positive cerebrospinal fluid culture ()
1.0 (5.3)
0.0 (0.0)
1.000
Positive chest X ray ()
118 (71.1)
42 (67.7)
0.629
Positive RSV test ()
64 (28.3)
20 (8.8)
0.360
Antibiotic use ()
136 (81.4)
43 (69.4)
0.062
Complications
19 (11.4)
7.0 (11.3)
1.000
Admission to intensive care unit ()
9.0 (5.4)
4.0 (6.6)
0.751
Mortality ()
3.0 (1.8)
1.0 (1.6)
1.000
Values are presented as number (%) or . Fisher’s exact test was used for categorical variables, while Mann–Whitney test was used for continuous variables. SD: standard deviation; RSV: respiratory syncytial virus.
