Table 1.

Features of 32 patients admitted with SARI associated with human rhinovirus.

Variable	Results
Age in years, mean (range)	79.5 (49–95)
Age ≥60 years, n (%)	31 (90%)
Female, n (%)	17 (53.1%)
Bedridden, n (%)	6 (18.8%)
Long-term care facility, n (%)	2 (6.3%)
Previous tobacco smoking, n (%)	9 (28.1%)
Current tobacco smoking, n (%)	2 (6.3%)
Asthma/COPD/lung fibrosis, n (%)	17 (53.1%)
Domiciliary oxygen user, n (%)	5 (15.6%)
Cerebrovascular disease/dementia n (%)	10 (31.3%)
Diabetes mellitus n (%)	10 (31.3%)
Heart disease n (%)	11 (34.4%)
Kidney disease n (%)	3 (9.4%)
Morbid obesity n (%)	2 (6.3%)
Malignancies, n (%)	3 (9.4%)
Immunosuppresion, n (%)	1 (3.1%)
Any comorbidity, n (%)	30 (93.8%)
One comorbidity n (%)	12 (37.5%)
≥ 2 comorbidities, n (%)	18 (56.3%)