Table 5. Risk factors in children with influenza A (pH1N1’09) virus infection during pandemic and post-pandemic seasons.
Risk factor | Pandemic season | Post-pandemic season | p (χ2) |
---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Chronic heart disease | 4 (6.25) | 1 (2.3) | 0.338 |
Asthma | 6 (9.37) | 3 (6.8) | 0.346 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 4 (6.25) | 0 | 0.091 |
Hypertension | 1 (1.5) | 3 (6.8) | 0.228 |
Immunological disorder | 6 (9.4) | 8 (18.2) | 0.180 |
Malignant disease | 1 (1.5) | 1 (2.3) | 0.788 |
Chronic kidney disease | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 0.404 |
Neuromuscular disease | 9 (14) | 2 (4.5) | 0.102 |
Diabetes mellitus | 1 (1.5) | 1 (2.3) | 0.788 |
Obesity | 1 (1.5) | 1 (2.3) | 0.404 |
Congenital deformity | 5 (7.8) | 3 (6.8) | 0.845 |
Total | 39 (60.9) | 23 (52.3) |