Table 1.
Clinical and laboratory findings of the patients with Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) pneumonia or recurrent wheezing episode (RWE)
| MP pneumonia (n=501) |
RWE (n=384) |
P value | |
| Clinical characteristics | |||
| Age (years) | 5.4±3.4 | 5.6±3.5 | 0.31 |
| Male: female | 255/246 | 256/128 | <0.001 |
| Wheeze at presentation, n (%) | 52 (10.4) | 384 (100) | <0.001 |
| History of allergy*, n (%) | 72 (14.4) | 379 (98.7) | <0.001 |
| History of wheeze, n (%) | 15 (3.0) | 384 (100) | <0.001 |
| Family history of allergy, n (%) | 40 (8.0) | 134 (34.9) | <0.001 |
| Wheeze after discharge, n (%) | 38/180 (21.1) | 141/206 (68.4) | <0.001 |
| Laboratory findings | |||
| Leucocyte (x109/L) | 8800±4500 | 11100±4200 | <0.001 |
| Eosinophil (%) | 2.2±2.9 | 3.8±3.9 | <0.001 |
| IgG (mg/dL) | 899±235 | 946±232 | <0.001 |
| IgE (IU/mL) | 267±391 | 617±673 | <0.001 |
*Number of patients who had history to be diagnosed as having asthma, allergic rhinitis and/or atopic dermatitis.