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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors associated with hospitalization in the 2011 and 2014 epidemics

From: Comparative study of clinical and epidemiological characteristics of major pediatric adenovirus epidemics in southern Taiwan

Variables

2011 epidemic

2014 epidemic

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Age (years)

0.961 (0.875, 1.058)

0.425

Co-infection (yes vs. no)

5.944 (1.504,23.486)

0.011*

Diagnosis

 Acute pharyngitis/ PCF (yes vs. no)

0.673 (0.308, 1.472)

0.321

1.234 (0.564,2.699)

0.598

 Bronchiolitis /bronchopneumonia (yes vs. no)

2.278 (0.995, 5.214)

0.051

2.505 (1.128,5.563)

0.024*

 Acute gastroenterocolitis (yes vs. no)

1.711 (0.793, 3.690)

0.171

 Underlying disease (yes vs. no)

2.747 (1.214, 6.212)

0.015*

18.187 (4.571,72.360)

< 0.001*

Clinical Manifestation

 Injected throat (yes vs. no)

0.469 (0.195, 1.125)

0.090

 Cough (yes vs. no)

1.959 (1.128, 3.405)

0.017*

1.840 (0.818,4.141)

0.141

 Diarrhea (yes vs. no)

1.127 (0.641, 1.980)

0.679

2.056 (1.043,4.050)

0.037*

 Vomiting (yes vs. no)

2.413 (1.358,4.288)

0.003*

Laboratory monitor

 WBC (cells/μL)

1.00003 (0.99997, 1.00001)

0.333

1.00006 (1.00001,1.00011)

0.018*

 ALC (cells/μL)

1.00005 (0.99984, 1.00026)

0.670

 Seg (%)

0.976 (0.955, 0.998)

0.033*

 Band (%)

1.032 (0.996,1.070)

0.078

 CRP (mg/L)

1.015 (1.009,1.021)

< 0.001*

1.007 (1.002,1.013)

0.007*

  1. Note: PCF pharyngoconjunctival fever, WBC white blood cell counts, ALC absolute lymphocyte counts, CRP C-reactive protein, OR odds ratio; CI, confidence intervals
  2. * P < 0.05