Table 1.

Characteristics, underlying medical conditions and outcomes.

Characteristic	H1N1(+)	Range		(±SD)		H1N1(-)	Range	(±SD)		P Value
Age (years)
Mean	33.46	14-65		(14.7)		43.48	16-86	(22.7)		0.057
Male/Female	23/10 (69.69%/30.3%)					17/10(62.96%/37%)				NS
Smoke	7/33 (21.2%)					7/27 (25.9%)				NS
BMI
Mean	31.67	20-45		(9.15)		37.78	20-45	(8.0)		0.009
No,pts with obesity	18/33 (54.5%)					24/27 (88.8%)
Coexistinsting conditions
Asthma	8/33 (24.2%)					7/27 (25.9%)				NS
COPD	2/33 (6%)					0 (0%)				NS
IPF	1/33 (3%)					0 (0%)				NS
Lymphoma	5/33 (15%)					1/27 (3.7%)				NS
Diabetes	3/33 (9%)					5/27 (18.5%)				NS
Coronary Heart Disease	6/33 (18%)					5/27 (18.5%)				NS
Outcomes-days
Duration of fever
Mean	2.57	1-6		(1.0)		2.22	1-5	(1.0)		0.227
Days of Hospitalization
Mean	6.11	2-18		(3.2)		5.85	2-12	(2.6)		0.750
Days under oseltamivir regimen
Mean	5.8	5-18		(2.7)		1.93	1-5	(1.2)		NS