Table 3.
Characteristics of the cases during the year after A/H1N1 2009 pandemic influenza according to age
| n | Cases <18 years (n = 33) | n | Cases ≥18 years (n = 11) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in FEV1, %, mean (SD)a | |||||
| Month 1 | 33 | 8.8 (18.0) | 11 | 4.5 (16.92) | 0.66 |
| Month 3 | 33 | 0.8 (8.3) | 6 | 0.5 (5.2) | 0.97 |
| Month 12 | 33 | −1.5 (11.0) | 9 | 3.9 (13.6) | 0.26 |
| Change in FVC, %, mean (SD)a | |||||
| Month 1 | 33 | 5.4 (15.3) | 11 | 4.3 (12.2) | 0.88 |
| Month 3 | 33 | 0.9 (8.1) | 11 | −0.8 (5.4) | 0.60 |
| Month 12 | 33 | −0.6 (10.9) | 11 | 6.4 (13.9) | 0.11 |
| Antibiotics, number of treatments, mean (SD) | |||||
| Oral | 33 | 2.7 (2.2) | 11 | 3.3 (2.8) | 0.57 |
| Intravenous | 33 | 0.5 (1.1) | 11 | 0.9 (1.6) | 0.34 |
| New bronchopulmonary germ colonization, n (%) | |||||
| Any germ | 33 | 13 (39) | 11 | 0 | 0.013 |
| H. Influenza | 33 | 1 (3) | 11 | 0 | 0.54 |
| S. Aureus | 33 | 3 (9) | 11 | 0 | 0.29 |
| P. Aeruginosa | 33 | 6 (18) | 11 | 0 | 0.12 |
| B. Cepacia | 33 | 0 (0) | 11 | 0 | 1.00 |
| A. Fumigatus | 33 | 3 (9) | 11 | 0 | 0.32 |
Both are compared to reference data and expressed as percent predicted values, based on age, gender, and height
FEV 1 forced expiratory volume in one second, FVC forced vital capacity, SD standard deviation
aMissing data were imputed