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. 2012 Nov 20;7(11):e50100. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050100

Table 1. Description of infants with a first episode of RSV associated pneumonia, by age group.

<2 months (N = 26) 2–11 months (N = 171) ≥12 months (N = 101)
Sex
Male (%) 15 (57.7) 90 (52.6) 42 (41.6)
Female (%) 11 (42.3) 81 (47.4) 59 (58.4)
Birth weight (kg)
Median (IQR) 3.085 2.865 2.910
(2.750–3.160) (2.580–3.195) (2.650–3.130)
Low birth weight (%) 3/26 (11.5) 31/168 (18.5) 15/101 (14.9)
Gestation (weeks)
Median (IQR) 39.1 39.1 39.4
(38.2–40.3) (38.1–39.6) (38.3–40.0)
Premature (%) 1/26 (3.9) 16/169 (9.5) 4/101 (4.0)
Season of birth Total
Hot (%) 0 (0.0) 51 (29.8) 19 (18.1) 70 (23.5)
Wet (%) 26 (100.0) 46 (26.9) 57 (56.4) 129 (43.3)
Cool (%) 0 (0.0) 57 (56.4) 25 (24.8) 99 (33.2)
Clinical disease
Pneumonia (%) 2 (7.7) 113 (66.1) 79 (78.2) 194 (65.1)
Severe pneumonia (%) 12 (46.2) 42 (24.6) 13 (12.9) 67 (22.5)
Very severe pneumonia (%) 12 (46.2) 16 (9.4) 9 (8.9) 37 (12.4)
CXR
Normal (%) 5 (25.0) 12 (7.9) 1 (1.0) 18 (6.7)
Other infiltrate (%) 14 (70.0) 97 (63.8) 61 (62.2) 172 (63.7)
Primary endpoint pneumonia (%) 1 (5.0) 43 (28.3) 36 (36.7) 80 (29.6)