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Table 2 Comparison of the clinical indexes

From: The clinical characteristics and risk factors for necrotizing pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae in children

Clinical index

NP group (n = 37)

Control group (n = 74)

P value

Female (n, %)

28, 75.7%

41, 55.4%

0.038

Age (years)

6.7 ± 2.5

7.1 ± 2.3

0.402

Total fever duration (days)

18.3 ± 8.7

11.4 ± 2.9

< 0.001

Pleural effusion (n, %)

23, 62.2%

29, 39.2%

0.027

Atelectasis (n, %)

3, 8.1%

9, 12.2%

0.748

Extrapulmonary Complications (n, %)

16, 43.2%

38, 51.4%

0.197

  1. Data are presented as means ± SDs