Table 4.
The Relationship Between Different Respiratory Pathogens and Age Distributions of 206 Evaluable Patients With Asthma Exacerbations
| Infection (y) | No Infection (y) | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual organism | ||
| Rhinovirus | 7.3 (3.8) | 7.7 (4.1) |
| Human metapneumovirus | 5.8 (2.8)a | 7.7 (4.1) |
| Influenza A virus | 6.0 (3.0)a | 7.7 (4.1) |
| Parainfluenza viruses types 1-4 | 7.7 (4.9) | 7.6 (4.0) |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | 4.5 (2.1)b | 7.7 (4.1) |
| Bocavirus | 7.4 (2.8) | 7.6 (4.1) |
| Adenovirus | 6.2 (3.8) | 7.6 (4.1) |
| Human coronaviruses OC43 or 229E | 8.3 (4.3) | 7.6 (4.1) |
| Presence of any virus | 6.9 (3.5)a | 8.3 (4.4) |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae or Chlamydophilia pneumoniae | 6.3 (4.0) | 7.6 (4.1) |
| Presence of any pathogen | 6.9 (3.5)c | 8.4 (4.4) |
| Coinfection by two or more pathogens | 6.5 (4.1) | 7.7 (4.0) |
Results expressed in mean (SD) and only included data for pathogens that were detected in five or more patients.
a
P < .05 for between-group comparisons.
b
P < .005 for between-group comparisons.
c
P < .01 for between-group comparisons.