Table 3 Demographic characteristics, clinical presentations and seasonality of acute bronchiolitis by RSV, RV and other co-infections
From: Viral aetiology of bronchiolitis in hospitalised children in Qatar
|  |  | RSV (n = 127) | RV (n = 36) | RSV + RV (n = 25) | RSV+ any other non- RV (n = 33) | RV+ any other non-RSV (n = 22) | Others (n = 72) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 76 (59.8) | 27 (75) | 15 (60) | 25 (75.8) | 13 (59.1) | 53 (73.6) | 0.180 |
Female | 51 (40.2) | 9 (25) | 10 (40) | 8 (24.2) | 9 (40.9) | 19 (26.4) | Â | |
Age Group | <1Â months | 57 (47.9) | 14 (38.9) | 4 (16) | 8 (25) | 8 (36.4) | 28 (42.4) | 0.064 |
1 to 3Â months | 33 (27.7) | 17 (47.2) | 11 (44) | 12 (37.5) | 8 (36.4) | 23 (34.8) | Â | |
>3Â months | 29 (24.4) | 5 (13.9) | 10 (40) | 12 (37.5) | 6 (27.3) | 15 (22.7) | Â | |
Nationality | Qatari | 90 (70.9) | 22 (61.1) | 16 (64) | 22 (66.7) | 11 (50) | 42 (58.3) | 0.335 |
Clinical and presenting symptoms | Cough | 124 (100) | 35 (97.2) | 25 (100) | 32 (97) | 22 (100) | 66 (97.1) | 0.408 |
Wheezing | 83 (68) | 26 (72.2) | 20 (83.3) | 22 (68.8) | 13 (59.1) | 42 (62.7) | 0.471 | |
Crepitation | 88 (78.6) | 30 (85.7) | 22 (91.7) | 25 (96.2) | 16 (76.2) | 56 (93.3) | 0.039 | |
Retraction | 89 (76.7) | 29 (82.9) | 18 (75) | 28 (90.3) | 13 (59.1) | 50 (82) | 0.121 | |
Fever | 90 (74.4) | 25 (71.4) | 19 (79.2) | 28 (87.5) | 16 (80) | 51 (79.7) | 0.621 | |
Apnea | 8 (7.3) | 1 (3.1) | 3 (13) | 1 (4.2) | 1 (5.3) | 8 (13.8) | 0.415 | |
Pertussis like symptoms | 9 (8.3) | 3 (11.5) | 5 (20) | 2 (8.3) | 3 (15.8) | 5 (10.2) | 0.613 | |
Family history of atopy or asthma | 54 (61.4) | 20 (69) | 10 (45.5) | 14 (56) | 3 (16.7) | 29 (59.2) | 0.008 | |
Max. temperature (degree C) | 38.49 ± 0.82 | 38.52 ± 0.88 | 38.64 ± 0.77 | 38.49 ± 0.79 | 38.63 ± 0.74 | 38.36 ± 0.84 | 0.687 | |
Max. respiratory rate (Br/min) | 61.3 ± 9.5 | 67.5 ± 20.1 | 60.3 ± 9.4 | 62.3 ± 7.1 | 59.6 ± 8.0 | 66.8 ± 20.5 | 0.026 | |
Max. Pulse (Beat/min) | 167.5 ± 15.2 | 170 ± 34 | 172.2 ± 14.8 | 164.2 ± 16.2 | 169 ± 10.8 | 168.4 ± 23.1 | 0.750 | |
O2 Saturation | 96.57 ± 2.40 | 95.25 ± 2.73 | 96.55 ± 1.60 | 95.8 ± 3.48 | 96.29 ± 1.87 | 96.42 ± 2.24 | 0.087 | |
ICS score | 3 to 4 | 72 (57.6) | 23 (65.7) | 14 (58.3) | 17 (56.7) | 10 (45.5) | 34 (51.5) | 0.692 |
Seasons | Winter | 44 (34.9) | 17 (47.2) | 14 (56) | 13 (39.4) | 11 (50) | 27 (40.9) | 0.483 |
Spring | 14 (11.1) | 6 (16.7) | 4 (16) | 3 (9.1) | 0 (0) | 9 (13.6) | Â | |
Summer | 12 (9.5) | 1 (2.8) | 1 (4) | 2 (6.1) | 2 (9.1) | 2 (3) | Â | |
Fall | 56 (44.4) | 12 (33.3) | 6 (24) | 15 (45.5) | 9 (40.9) | 28 (42.4) | Â | |
Assisted ventilation | Yes | 12 (10) | 6 (16.7) | 1 (4.3) | 2 (6.1) | 2 (9.5) | 8 (12.3) | 0.642 |
LOS (days) | ≥4 days | 103 (82.4) | 33 (91.7) | 21 (87.5) | 30 (90.9) | 19 (86.4) | 56 (84.8) | 0.703 |