Table 2.
Clinical and laboratory findings of MP pneumonia patients with wheezing and without wheezing
| Wheezing (n=52) |
No wheezing (n=449) |
P value | |
| Clinical characteristics | |||
| Age (years) | 3.7±3.0 | 5.6±3.4 | <0.001 |
| Male: female | 32/20 | 223/226 | 0.11 |
| History of allergy*, n (%) | 16 (30.8) | 56 (12.5) | 0.01 |
| History of wheeze, n (%) | 10 (19.2) | 5 (1.1) | <0.001 |
| Family history of allergy, n (%) | 8 (15.4) | 32 (7.1) | 0.05 |
| Wheeze after discharge, n (%) | 13/21 (61.9) | 25/159 (15.7) | <0.001 |
| Laboratory findings | |||
| Leucocyte (x109/L) | 10 400±5400 | 8700±4.3 | 0.03 |
| Eosinophil (%) | 3.0±3.2 | 2.1±2.9 | 0.08 |
| IgG | 873±219 | 903±238 | 0.43 |
| IgE | 407±609 | 249±350 | 0.11 |
*Number of patients who had history to be diagnosed as having asthma, allergic rhinitis and/or atopic dermatitis.