Table 1 Characteristics of 383 children, 6Â months to <18Â years of age, hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia
From: Association of sputum microbiota profiles with severity of community-acquired pneumonia in children
| Â | Â | Age group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 6Â months to <5Â years | 5 to <18Â years | Â | |
Characteristic | N (%) | % | % | P value |
Age | ||||
 6 months to < 5 years | 263 (68.7) | -- | -- |  |
 5 to <18 years | 120 (31.3) | -- | -- |  |
Race/Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | 0.25 |
 White | 47 (12.3) | 10.6 | 15.8 |  |
 Black | 303 (79.1) | 79.8 | 77.5 |  |
 Other | 33 (8.6) | 6.1 | 2.5 |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.43 |
 Female | 171 (44.6) | 46.0 | 41.7 |  |
 Male | 212 (55.4) | 54.0 | 58.3 |  |
Fall/winter season | 225 (58.8) | 59.7 | 56.7 | 0.58 |
Environmental tobacco smoke exposurea | 44 (11.6) | 10.4 | 14.2 | 0.29 |
Medical history | ||||
 Asthma/reactive airway disease | 203 (53.0) | 47.9 | 64.2 | 0.003 |
 Chronic conditions other than asthma | 92 (24.0) | 24.0 | 24.2 | 0.96 |
 Prior Antibiotics | 82 (21.4) | 22.4 | 19.2 | 0.47 |
 Pneumococcal vaccineb | 347 (91.6) | 98.5 | 76.5 | <0.0001 |
Length of stay (days) | Â | Â | Â | 0.18 |
 4 or more | 105 (27.4) | 24.3 | 34.2 |  |
ICU admission | 50 (13.0) | 9.9 | 20.0 | 0.006 |