Table 1.
Data description by clinical ear state
| Variable | Total | Normal | OME | AOM | AOMwiP | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of kids | 114 | - | - | - | - | na | |
| Number of swabs (% of total) | 366 | 18(5) | 175(48) | 115(31) | 58(16) | na | |
| Mean age months (median) | 8.0 | 5.4 (3.4) | 7.2 (6.6) | 8. (7.7) | 8.5 (8.1) | <0.001 | * |
| Bacteria detection (% of total) | |||||||
| Any bacteria | 366(100) | 18(100) | 175(100) | 115(100) | 58(100) | na | ** |
| Spn | 327(89) | 11(61) | 155(89) | 109(95) | 52(90) | <0.001 | ** |
| Hinf | 333(91) | 16(89) | 155(89) | 110(96) | 52(90) | 0.211 | ** |
| Mcat | 351(96) | 14(78) | 167(95) | 113(98) | 57(98) | <0.001 | ** |
| Virus detection (% of total) | |||||||
| Any virus | 228(62) | 12(67) | 102(58) | 78(68) | 36(62) | 0.416 | ** |
| Total virus (virus:swab(+)ratio) | 312(1.37) | 14(1.17) | 134(1.31) | 117(1.51) | 47(1.31) | 0.120 | ** |
| HBoV | 28(8) | 0(0) | 14(8) | 10(9) | 4(7) | 0.627 | ** |
| HPyV | 50(14) | 6(33) | 20(11) | 19(17) | 5(9) | 0.034 | ** |
| HAdV | 49(13) | 1(6) | 13(7) | 22(19) | 13(22) | 0.003 | ** |
| HRV | 139(38) | 5(28) | 69(39) | 47(41) | 18(31) | 0.467 | ** |
| HCoV | 14(4) | 0(0) | 7(4) | 5(4) | 2(3) | 0.840 | ** |
| Other | 32(9) | 2(11) | 11(6) | 14(12) | 5(9) | 0.369 | ** |
P shows the significance of the values across all ear states using either the: (*) Kruskal-Wallis equality-of-populations rank test, or the (**) Chi-square test.