Table 1.
Distribution of pediatric hospital admissions for pneumonia based on patient characteristics and season (n = 2569)
| Characteristics | MP-Positive | MP-Negative | Total Admission | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage(%) | Number | Percentage(%) | Number | Percentage(%) | |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 331 | 47.76 | 950 | 50.64 | 1281 | 49.86 |
| Female | 362 | 52.24 | 926 | 49.36 | 1288 | 50.14 |
| Age (year) | ||||||
| 1–4 | 249 | 35.93 | 1065 | 56.77 | 1314 | 51.15 |
| 5–14 | 444 | 64.07 | 811 | 43.23 | 1255 | 48.85 |
| Season | ||||||
| Spring | 156 | 22.51 | 489 | 26.07 | 645 | 25.11 |
| Summer | 111 | 16.02 | 241 | 12.85 | 352 | 13.70 |
| Autumn | 210 | 30.30 | 502 | 26.76 | 712 | 27.72 |
| Winter | 216 | 31.17 | 644 | 34.33 | 860 | 33.48 |
| Total | 693 | 100.00 | 1876 | 100.00 | 2569 | 100.00 |
MPMycoplasma pneumoniae