Table 2.
Demographic and epidemiological characteristics of children with bronchiolitis and with recurrent wheezing
Variable | Bronchiolitis (n = 68) | Recurrent wheezing (n = 85) | p |
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Age (mean ± SEM) (months) | 7.15 ± 0.50 (range: 4–30) | 8.34 ± 0.54 (range:2–30) | 0.11 |
Male sex | 49/68 | 60/85 | 0.86 |
Family history of atopy | 47/68 | 49/85 | 0.18 |
Duration of hospitalization (days) | 7.81 ± 0.36 | 14.58 ± 0.83 | <0.0001 |
SEM, standard error of the mean.