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. 2023 Dec 26;178(2):197–199. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.5734

Table 1. Characteristics of and Outcomes in Cohorts With SARS-CoV-2 Omicron, Influenza, or RSV Infectiona.

Characteristics Age 0-1 y Age 2-4 y Age 5-17 y
Omicron (n = 648) Influenza (n = 81) RSV (n = 990) Omicron (n = 81) Influenza (n = 80) RSV (n = 236) Omicron (n = 167) Influenza (n = 265) RSV (n = 48)
Sex
Female 306 (47.2) 45 (55.6) 440 (44.4) 34 (42.0) 46 (57.5) 113 (47.9) 77 (46.1) 124 (46.8) 21 (43.8)
Male 342 (52.8) 36 (44.4) 550 (55.6) 47 (58.0) 34 (42.5) 123 (52.1) 90 (53.9) 141 (53.2) 27 (56.2)
Age, median (IQR), y 0.0 (0.0-0.0) 0.0 (0.0-0.0) 0.0 (0.0-0.0) 3.0 (2.0-3.0) 3.0 (2.0-4.0) 2.0 (2.0-3.0) 10.0 (7.0-13.5) 10.0 (7.0-14.0) 7.0 (5.0-10.0)
Comorbidities
Asthma 6 (0.9) 4 (4.9) 20 (2.0) 19 (23.5) 23 (28.7) 74 (31.4) 39 (23.4) 60 (22.6) 20 (41.7)
Cancer 1 (0.2) 0 0 6 (7.4) 2 (2.5) 2 (0.8) 12 (7.2) 5 (1.9) 6 (12.5)
Cardiac disease 5 (0.8) 0 6 (0.6) 1 (1.2) 1 (1.2) 7 (3.0) 4 (2.4) 6 (2.3) 3 (6.2)
Chronic kidney disease 0 0 0 1 (1.2) 0 0 0 2 (0.8) 1 (2.1)
Chronic respiratory disease, not asthma 4 (0.6) 0 4 (0.4) 4 (4.9) 5 (6.2) 6 (2.5) 10 (6.0) 10 (3.8) 18 (37.5)
Congenital malformations and abnormalities 100 (15.4) 10 (12.3) 130 (13.1) 22 (27.2) 22 (27.5) 69 (29.2) 44 (26.3) 64 (24.2) 19 (39.6)
Type 1 or 2 diabetes 0 0 0 1 (1.2) 2 (2.5) 0 4 (2.4) 3 (1.1) 0
Immunocompromised 7 (1.1) 0 1 (0.1) 9 (11.1) 5 (6.2) 13 (5.5) 26 (15.6) 18 (6.8) 10 (20.8)
Perinatal conditions 149 (23.0) 12 (14.8) 218 (22.0) 25 (30.9) 18 (22.5) 75 (31.8) 24 (14.4) 32 (12.1) 11 (22.9)
Any 215 (33.2) 22 (27.2) 304 (30.7) 51 (63.0) 45 (56.2) 158 (66.9) 95 (56.9) 133 (50.2) 39 (81.2)
Outcomes
Hospital admission 203 (31.3) 34 (42.0) 825 (83.3) 34 (42.0) 17 (21.2) 181 (76.7) 45 (26.9) 67 (25.3) 35 (72.9)
Hospital length of stay, median (IQR), d 2.0 (1.0-3.0) 1.0 (1.0-2.0) 4.0 (3.0-6.0) 2.0 (1.0-2.8) 2.0 (1.0-4.0) 2.0 (1.0-3.0) 3.0 (1.0-5.0) 2.0 (1.0-4.0) 2.0 (1.0-4.0)
High-flow nasal cannula 13 (2.0) 1 (1.2) 350 (35.4) 6 (7.4) 2 (2.5) 15 (6.4) 6 (3.6) 7 (2.6) 6 (12.5)
BiPAP, CPAP, or NIV 0 0 57 (5.8) 0 0 0 2 (1.2) 1 (0.4) 3 (6.2)
ICU admission 2 (0.3) 0 34 (3.4) 1 (1.2) 0 2 (0.8) 3 (1.8) 4 (1.5) 1 (2.1)
Mechanical ventilation 1 (0.2) 0 1 (0.1) 0 0 0 0 0 0
30-d All-cause mortality 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1.2) 0 1 (2.1)

Abbreviations: BiPAP, bilevel positive airway pressure; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure; ICU, intensive care unit; NIV, noninvasive ventilation; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus.

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Data are presented as number (percentage) of individuals unless otherwise indicated.