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. 2017 Jun 16;88(3):127–135. doi: 10.1016/j.anpede.2017.03.006

Table 2.

Demographic, socio-environmental and personal history associated with single virus infections and coinfections.

Single virus
n (%)
289 (64.5)
Coinfections
n (%)
159 (35.5)
p-value
Demographic data
 Male gender; n (%) 154 (53.3) 97 (61) 0.14
 Age in months; mean (SD) 5.7 (6.4) 7.3 (5.9) 0.013



Socio-environmental data
 Exclusive breast-feeding (previous or present); n (%) 131/254 (51.6) 82/136 (60.3) 0.11
 Day care attendance; n (%) 51/239 (21.3) 51/134 (38) 0.001
 Passive smoke exposure; n (%) 116/249 (46.6) 70/145 (48.3) 0.43



Family and personal history
 Asthma in first degree relatives; n (%) 59 (20.4) 33 (20.8) 1
 Underlying chronic disease; n (%) 72 (24.9) 31 (19.5) 0.2
 Recurrent wheezing; n (%) 26 (9) 30 (18.9) 0.004
 Prematuritya; n (%) 80 (27.7) 30 (18.9) 0.04
 Very low birth weightb; n (%) 27 (9.3) 7 (4.4) 0.06

Bold values are values with statistical significance.

a

<37 weeks.

b

<1500 g.