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Table 2b Univariate/multivariate analysis assessing association between demographic/clinical characteristics and RSV-subtype. Policlinico-Foggia-Hospital, Apulia region, Italy, 2011 − 2020

From: Respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospitalizations among children: an Italian retrospective observational study

 

RSV subtype

Univariate Analysis

Multivariate Analysis

 

A (N = 474)

B (N = 358)

Characteristics

n (%)/mean (SD)

n (%)/mean (SD)

OR

95% CI

p value

OR

95% CI

p value

Sex, n (%)

        

Male

215 (45.4)

147 (41.1)

  

Ref.

   

Female

259 (54.6)

211 (58.9)

0.84

0.62–1.11

0.2158

   

Age group (months), mean (SD)

7.6 ± 12.5

10.1 ± 15.7

-

-

0.0050

1.02

0.71–1.45

0.926*

LOS (days), mean (SD)

6.22 ± 10.23

7.34 ± 20.78

-

-

0.1564

   

Severity measures, n (%)

116 (55.8)

358 (57.4)

0.94

0.67–1.30

0.6860

   

Delivery during the RSV infection season

301 (63.5)

231 (64.5)

0.95

0.71–1.28

0.7609

   

Comorbid condition

        

Pediatric CCCs

75 (15.8)

50 (14.0)

1.15

0.77–1.74

0.4581

   

History of prematurity

42 (8.9)

28 (7.8)

1.14

0.67–1.96

0.5928

   
  1. CCCs: complex chronic conditions; CI: confidence interval; LOS: length of stay; RSV: respiratory syncytial virus; SD: standard deviation
  2. *Age 0–2 months vs. >2 months