Table 1.
Sample information.
| Healthy Children (n = 59) | Pneumonia Patients (n = 60) | |
|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | ||
| Gender | ||
| Female | 33 | 19 |
| Male | 26 | 41 |
| Age (years) | 2.8 (0.1–9.9) | 2.8 (0.2–12.7) |
| Delivery Mode | ||
| Caesarean section | 20 | 22 |
| Vaginally born | 39 | 38 |
| Feed Pattern | ||
| Breast feed | 18 | 40 |
| Breast feed + Milk feed | 31 | 6 |
| Milk feed | 10 | 14 |
| Family history of allergy | - | 1 |
| History of pneumonia | - | 12 |
| Asthma | - | - |
| Clinical records | ||
| Lung consolidation, atelectasis, infiltration | NA | 60 |
| Hospitalization time (days) | - | 9 (2–37) |
| Fever | - | 26 |
| Cough | - | 57 |
| Wheezing | - | 16 |
| CRP (<0.499 mg/L) | NA | 21 |
| PCT (<0.5 ng/mL) | NA | 60 |
| Eosinophil (0.5–5%) | NA | 33 |
“-” represents no detected; “NA” represents not available; CRP, C-response protein; PCT, Procalcitonin.