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Table 3. Healthcare-seeking behaviors and treatment of the patients.

Behaviors or treatment	BF.7.14 infection	BA.5.2.48 infection	Statistic	P value
Abbreviation: ACS=alternative care site; M=median; IQR=interquartile range; ICU=intensive care unit. * χ² test with contingency correction; ^† χ² test; ^§ Mann-Whitney U test.
Outpatient treatment (n, %)	5 (2.1)	4 (4.1)	0.478*	0.489
Admission to hospitals or Fangcang ACS (n, %)	186 (76.9)	75 (77.3)	0.008^†	0.928
Length of hospital stay [day, (M, IQR)]	12 (8.0–15.0)	12 (10.0–15.0)	8277.500^§	0.745
Admission to ICU (n, %)	11 (4.5)	1 (1.0)	1.581^†	0.209