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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Feb 1;40(2):116–122. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002914

Table 2.

Adjusted odds of hospitalization in patients with RSV infection stratified by age

< 3 months n=252 3 to 6 months n=128 > 6–24 months n=154
OR [95% CI] p-value OR [95% CI] p-value OR [95% CI] p-value
Fever 8.33 [2.74–36.41] 0.001 2.76 [1.03–7.74] 0.047 7.85 [1.65–59.48] 0.019
Increased WOB 3.37 [1.37–8.85] 0.010 12.13 [4.32–34.96] <0.001 5.78 [2.09–17.82] 0.001
Breastfeeding 0.71 [0.29–1.72] 0.459 0.26 [0.09–0.72] 0.012 0.19 [0.06–0.53] 0.002
Rhinorrhea 0.30 [0.12–0.74] 0.010 0.40 [0.14–1.12] 0.130 0.13 [0.04–0.40] 0.001
Wheezing 1.64 [0.69–4.01] 0.269 0.25 [0.07–0.79] 0.025 0.25 [0.08–0.72] 0.013
RSV loads 0.75 [0.49–1.09] 0.151 0.96 [0.61–1.50] 0.867 0.32 [0.16–0.58] 0.001

RSV, respiratory syncytial virus; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; WOB, work of breathing.