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Table 2 Characteristics of inpatients with different subtypes of influenza viruses during the 2011–2017 and 2017–2018 influenza seasons

From: Clinical characteristics and outcomes during a severe influenza season in China during 2017–2018

Variables n (%)

B

A/H1N1

A/H3N2

2011–2017

(n = 44)

2017–2018

(n = 153)

2011–2017

(n = 77)

2017–2018

(n = 110)

2011–2017

(n = 48)

2017–2018

(n = 26)

Gender-male

25 (56.8)

92 (60.1)

45 (58.4)

66 (60.0)

32 (66.7)

11 (42.3)*

Age groups

  < 14 years

21 (47.7)

23 (15.0)

1 (1.3)

13 (11.8)

0 (0)

1 (3.8)

 14–59 years

16 (36.4)

62 (40.5)

47 (61.0)

57 (51.8)*

18 (37.5)

10 (38.5)

  > =60 years

7 (15.9)

68 (44.4)**

29 (37.7)

40 (36.4)

30 (62.5)

15 (57.7)

Co-morbidities

 Cardiovascular diseases

7 (15.9)

55 (35.9)*

50 (64.9)

49 (44.5)**

21 (43.8)

16 (61.5)

 Respiratory diseases

2 (4.5)

13 (8.5)

7 (9.1)

10 (9.1)

8 (16.7)

1 (3.8)

 Chronic renal diseases

2 (4.5)

12 (7.8)

6 (7.8)

9 (8.2)

3 (4.5)

1 (3.8)

 Chronic liver diseases

3 (6.8)

18 (11.8)

4 (5.2)

8 (7.3)

4 (8.3)

1 (3.8)

 Diabetes mellitus

1 (2.3)

15 (9.8)

9 (11.7)

12 (10.9)

8 (16.7)

2 (7.7)

 Cancer and hematological diseases

9 (20.5)

53 (34.6)

27 (35.1)

25 (22.7)

20 (41.7)

5 (19.2)

 Stroke and Neuromuscular diseases

2 (4.5)

11 (7.2)

6 (7.8)

4 (3.6)

7 (14.6)

2 (7.7)

 Immunosuppressant

2 (4.5)

27 (17.6)*

13 (16.9)

10 (9.1)

4 (8.3)

1 (3.8)

 Pregnancy

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2 (1.8)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Postmortum within 30 days after delivery

0 (0)

1 (0.7)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Current smoking

3 (6.8)

31 (20.3)*

13 (16.9)

21 (19.1)

4 (8.3)

5 (19.2)

 Received seasonal or influenza A (H1N1) vaccination

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Symptoms and Lab findings

 Fever (temp > = 38)

43 (97.7)

136 (88.9)

71 (92.2)

98 (89.1)

45 (93.8)

23 (88.5)

 Cough

32 (72.7)

125 (81.7)

70 (90.9)

97 (88.2)

39 (81.3)

25 (96.2)

 Dyspnea

3 (6.8)

13 (8.5)

9 (11.7)

31 (28.2)**

5 (10.4)

6 (23.1)

 Hemoptysis

0 (0)

6 (3.9)

4 (5.2)

8 (7.3)

1 (2.1)

0 (0)

 CNS symptom

0 (0)

2 (1.3)

1 (4.3)

8 (7.3)

1 (2.1)

1 (3.8)

 WBC < 4

13 (29.5)

40 (26.1)

26 (33.8)

19 (17.3)**

11 (22.9)

11 (42.3)

 L% < 20%

17 (40.5)

81 (53.3)

49 (63.6)

69 (63.3)

31 (68.9)

12 (46.2)*

 Platelet< 100

7 (15.9)

35 (22.9)

17 (22.1)

10 (9.1)*

12 (25.0)

1 (3.8)

 ALT > 40

8 (18.2)

38 (25.9)

18 (23.7)

45 (42.5)**

10 (20.8)

3 (12.0)

 AST > 40

21 (48.8)

49 (33.1)

22 (28.9)

54 (51.4)**

11 (22.9)

6 (25.0)

 LDH > 300

21 (55.3)

45 (35.7)*

19 (33.3)

61 (58.7)**

8 (20.0)

2 (8.7)

 CK > 200

5 (13.5)

18 (14.4)

5 (8.8)

30 (28.6)**

4 (10.0)

6 (26.1)

 CRP > 8

22 (57.9)

96 (70.1)

60 (87.0)

79 (79.8)

39 (84.8)

21 (84.8)

 ESR > 20

15 (60.0)

46 (59.0)

34 (69.4)

45 (64.3)

18 (62.1)

7 (46.7)

Treatment on admission

 Antibiotics use

39 (88.6)

133 (86.9)

74 (96.1)

101 (91.8)

47 (97.9)

24 (92.3)

 Mechanical ventilation

2 (4.5)

7 (4.6)

15 (19.5)

22 (20.0)

4 (8.3)

4 (15.4)

 Oseltamivir

27 (61.4)

109 (71.2)

75 (97.4)

88 (80.0)**

45 (93.8)

25 (96.2)

 Traditional Chinese Medicine

6 (13.6)

35 (22.9)

8 (10.4)

28 (25.5)*

14 (29.2)

1 (3.8)*

 Glucocorticoids

9 (20.5)

65 (42.5)**

35 (45.5)

63 (57.3)

20 (41.7)

6 (23.1)

Outcome

 In-hospital fatality

0 (0)

11 (7.2)

1 (1.3)

8 (7.3)

1 (2.1)

0 (0)

  1. WBC white cell (× 109/L), L lymphocyte percent, PLT platelet (× 109/L), ALT alanine aminotransferase (U/L), AST aspartate aminotransferase (U/L), LDH lactate dehydrogenase (U/L), CK creatine kinase (U/L), CRP C-reactive protein (mg/L), ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/h), IQR interquartile range
  2. *, ** Boldface values indicate (*P < .05; **P < .01). Comparison of influenza season 2017–2018 with control group (influenza season 2011–2017) among same type and subtypes of seasonal influenza viruses