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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with ALRI according to age and severity (n = 570)

From: Clinical manifestations and outcome of viral acute lower respiratory infection in hospitalised children in Myanmar

  

Total N (%)

Age category (%)

Case category (%)

   

1–11 months old

1–5 years old

6–12 years old

Non-severe cases

Severe cases

Fatal cases

Total N (%)

570

381 (67)

178 (31)

11 (2)

463 (81)

107 (19)

28 (5)

Characteristics

Median age [months] [IQR]

8.0 [4.0–15.0]

5.0 [3.0–8.0]

20.0 [15.0–31.0]

84.0 [78.5–102.0]

8.0 [4.0–16.0]

8.0 [3.0–12.0]

7.0 [3.0–21.0]

Male

322 (56)

221 (58)

94 (53)

7 (64)

274 (59)

48 (45)

11 (39)

Weight-for-age Z score

       

 Severe (< − 3)

66 (12)

40 (10)

24 (13)

2 (18)

53 (11)

13 (12)

7 (25)

 Moderate (≥ − 3 to < − 2)

72 (13)

38 (10)

32 (18)

2 (18)

59 (13)

13 (12)

4 (14)

 Normal (≥ − 2)

432 (76)

303 (80)

122 (69)

7 (64)

351 (76)

81 (76)

17 (61)

Underling diseases

73 (13)

43 (11)

29 (16)

1 (9)

48 (10)

25 (23)

10 (36)

Smoker in family

243 (43)

163 (43)

75 (42)

5 (45)

183 (40)

60 (56)

15 (54)

Immunization

DPT

422 (74)

259 (68)

154 (87)

9 (82)

354 (76)

68 (64)

14 (50)

Hib

374 (66)

235 (62)

132 (74)

7 (64)

314 (68)

60 (56)

11 (39)

BCG

460 (81)

295 (77)

157 (88)

8 (73)

387 (84)

73 (68)

14 (50)

MR

138 (24)

33 (9)

99 (56)

6 (55)

115 (25)

23 (22)

6 (21)

PCV

264 (46)

165 (43)

95 (53)

4 (36)

223 (48)

41 (38)

9 (32)

None

72 (13)

61 (16)

11 (6)

1 (9)

48 (10)

24 (22)

9 (32)

History

Sick contact

65 (11)

44 (12)

20 (11)

1 (9)

51 (11)

14 (13)

5 (18)

Symptoms onset [Days] [IQR]

3.0 [1.5–4.0]

3.0 [2.0–4.0]

2.0 [1.0–4.0]

3.0 [2.3–4.8]

2.0 [1.0–4.0]

3.0 [2.0–4.0]

4.0 [2.0–6.0]

Symptoms

Cough

534 (94)

357 (94)

168 (94)

9 (82)

432 (93)

102 (95)

26 (93)

Difficult breathing

415 (73)

287 (75)

121 (68)

7 (64)

324 (70)

91 (85)

28 (100)

Rhinorrhea

247 (43)

161 (42)

82 (46)

4 (36)

205 (44)

42 (39)

16 (57)

  1. All categorical data are presented as numbers (percentage, %). Continuous data are presented as median (interquartile range)
  2. ALRI acute lower respiratory infection, Total N total number, IQR interquartile range, DPT a combination vaccine of diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus, Hib Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine, BCG Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine, MR Measles-rubella vaccine, PCV pneumococcal conjugate vaccines