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Table 4 Comparison of clinical characteristics between patients with and without recurrent wheezing episodes

From: Risk factors for recurrent wheezing after bronchiolitis in infants: 2-year follow up in China

Factors

RW(−), n = 63(%)

RW(+), n = 18(%)

statistics

P

Fever

4 (6.3)

3 (16.7)

1.888

â–³0.180

Feeding difficulty

12 (19.0)

5 (27.8)

0.225

*0.636

R > 60 times / min

4 (6.3)

1 (5.6)

0.000

â–³1.000

Chest retractions

3 (4.8)

2 (11.1)

0.974

â–³0.307

Cyanosis

2 (3.2)

2 (11.1)

1.878

â–³0.212

moderate to severe condition

21 (33.3)

11 (61.1)

4.520

0.033

  1. note: RW(+), patients with recurrent wheezing episodes; RW (−), patients without recurrent wheezing episodes; R: respiratory rate
  2. Data are expressed as % of positive cases, unless otherwise stated
  3. * Continuity correction
  4. â–³ Fisher exact test