Table 1.
Demographic and epidemiological characteristics of infants with first episode of bronchiolitis.
| All Patients N (%) 192 (100) |
RSV+ N (%) 127 (100) |
RSV− N (%) 65 (100) |
p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 116 (60) | 78 (61) | 38 (58) | 0.75 |
| Female | 76 (39) | 49 (39) | 27 (42) | ||
| Prematurity (<37 w) | Yes | 25 (13) | 14 (11) | 11 (17) | 0.28 |
| No | 148 (77) | 98 (77) | 50 (77) | ||
| Unknown | 19 (10) | 15 (12) | 4 (6) | ||
| Age (months) | <1 | 27 (14) | 19 (15) | 8 (12) | 0.32 |
| 1-3 | 119 (62) | 73 (57) | 46 (71) | ||
| 4-6 | 29 (15) | 22 (17) | 7 (11) | ||
| 7-12 | 17 (9) | 13 (10) | 4 (6) | ||
| Weight-for-age | AGA | 136 (71) | 87 (68) | 49 (75) | 0.13 |
| SGA | 16 (8) | 9 (7) | 7 (11) | ||
| LGA | 14 (7) | 13 (10) | 1 (1) | ||
| Unknown | 26 (13) | 18 (14) | 8 (12) |
AGA: appropriate for gestational age. SGA: small for gestational age. LGA: large for gestational age. Prematurity: <37 weeks of gestational age.