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. 2021 Apr;10(4):870–881. doi: 10.21037/tp-20-465

Table 4. Changes in the distribution of diseases among pediatric inpatients during the COVID-19 pandemic (January–April 2020 vs. January–April 2019).

Hospital level Diagnosis 2019 (comparison) 2020 (COVID-19) P
N % N %
First-level Respiratory infection 2,436 93.84 924 90.23 <0.0001
Other infections 132 5.08 67 6.54
Injury 6 0.23 4 0.39
Other diseases 22 0.85 29 2.83
Second-level Respiratory infection 27,709 72.44 11,378 63.21 <0.0001
Other infections 5,197 13.59 2,648 14.71
Injury 191 0.50 165 0.92
Other diseases 5,152 13.47 3,809 21.16
Third-level Respiratory infection 22,969 50.09 9,917 37.39 <0.0001
Other infections 5,605 12.22 3,381 12.75
Injury 787 1.72 892 3.36
Other diseases 16,497 35.97 12,334 46.50
All Respiratory infection 53,114 61.26 22,219 48.78 <0.0001
Other infections 10,934 12.61 6,096 13.38
Injury 984 1.13 1,061 2.33
Other diseases 21,671 24.99 16,172 35.51