Table 1 Demographic characteristics and presence of major risk factors for hospitalization for RSV infection in hospitalized and non hospitalized children
Hospitalized children | Non hospitalized children | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
[No. (row %)] | [No. (row %)] | ||
No | 55 | 45 | - |
Male gender | 24 (51.06 %) | 23 (48.94 %) | 0.51 |
wGA at birth | |||
GA < 29 w | 7 (77.78 %) | 2 (22.22 %) | 0.32 |
GA 29 - <32 w | 12 (57.14 %) | 9 (42.86 %) | |
GA 32 - <35 w | 36 (51.43 %) | 34 (48.57 %) | |
Birth order (No. = 96) | |||
1 | 21 (53.85 %) | 18 (46.15 %) | 0.82 |
> 1 | 32 (56.14 %) | 25 (43.86 %) | |
Educational level of the mother (No. = 32) | |||
Junior high school | 8 (80 %) | 2 (20.00 %) | 0.25 |
High school | 13 (59.09 %) | 9 (40.91 %) | |
Educational level of the father (No. = 92) | |||
Junior high school | 22 (46.81 %) | 25 (53.19 %) | 0.055 |
High school | 30 (66.67 %) | 15 (33.33 %) | |
CHD | 2 (100 %) | 0 | 0.30 |
BPD | 5 (55.56 %) | 4 (44.44 %) | 0.93 |
Day-care attendance (No. = 99) | |||
Yes | 4 (36.36 %) | 7 (63.64 %) | 0.17 |
No | 51 (57.95 %) | 37 (42.05 %) | |
Exposure to ETS (No. = 98) | |||
Yes | 33 (57.89 %) | 24 (42.11 %) | 0.68 |
No | 22 (53.66 %) | 19 (46.34 %) | |
Breast feeding (No. = 24) | |||
Yes | 3 (30 %) | 7 (70 %) | 0.52 |
No | 6 (42.86 %) | 8 (57.14 %) | |