Table 2 Factors associated with HAdV infection in patients with acute conjunctivitis
From: Adenovirus-associated acute conjunctivitis in Beijing, China, 2011–2013
| Category | Conjunctivitis cases, N | HAdV Positive n (%) | p - valuee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 484 | 203 (41.9) | 0.158 |
| Female | 392 | 146 (37.2) | |
| Age group (year)a | |||
| 0–6 | 36 | 14 (38.9) | < 0.001 |
| 7–17 | 58 | 23 (39.7) | |
| 18–40 | 479 | 222 (46.3) | |
| 41–65 | 233 | 78 (33.5) | |
| ≥ 66 | 70 | 12 (17.1) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Children in daycare | 15 | 6 (40.0) | < 0.001 |
| Children stay-at-home | 17 | 8 (47.1) | |
| Student | 89 | 32 (36.0) | |
| Teacher | 21 | 9 (42.9) | |
| Food and beverage server | 26 | 16 (61.5) | |
| Commercial service personnel | 83 | 36 (43.4) | |
| Physician | 20 | 3 (15.0) | |
| Laborer | 136 | 71(52.2) | |
| Farmer | 85 | 24 (28.2) | |
| Government employee | 87 | 34 (39.1) | |
| Retired people | 100 | 22 (22.0) | |
| Unemployed | 84 | 33 (39.3) | |
| Other | 113 | 55 (48.7) | |
| Geographic distribution | |||
| Urban | 404 | 160 (39.6) | 0.859 |
| Suburban | 472 | 189 (40.0) | |
| Studentb | |||
| Summer vacation (Jul-Aug) | 53 | 19 (35.8) | 0.980 |
| School term (Sep-Oct) | 36 | 13 (36.1) | |
| Contact history with a conjunctivitis casec | |||
| Yes | 83 | 51 (61.4) | < 0.001 |
| No | 659 | 240 (36.4) | |
| Sampling day after symptom onsetd | |||
| 1st | 156 | 46 (29.5) | < 0.001 |
| 2nd | 191 | 51 (26.7) | |
| 3rd | 155 | 60 (38.7) | |
| 4th | 131 | 68 (51.9) | |
| 5th | 70 | 42 (60.0) | |
| 6th | 39 | 22 (56.4) | |
| 7th | 25 | 11 (44.0) | |
| ≥ 8th | 88 | 28 (31.8) | |
