Table 4. Comparison of viral load values between gender, age, outcome, and clinical condition.
Demographic data | ||||
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Parameter | N | Median (IQR1) | p-value | |
Gender | Male | 78 | 51.40 (8.13–265.31) | 0.08 |
Female | 78 | 24.63 (4.46–88.29) | ||
Age (months) | 0–3 | 86 | 51.40 (6.12–152.90) | 0.007 |
4–6 | 22 | 63.09 (32.12–211.67) | ||
7–12 | 21 | 39.29 (2.32–236.91) | ||
>12 | 26 | 7.77 (1.72–36.92) | ||
Outcome | Recovery | 130 | 37.96 (6.72–122.71) | 0.02 |
Death | 7 | 2.80 (0.04–21.49) | ||
Clinical data | ||||
Fever | Yes | 121 | 26.15 (4.33–104.46) | <0.001 |
No | 27 | 111.29 (51.80–408.21) | ||
Cough | Yes | 144 | 41.53 (4.86–148.15) | 0.59 |
No | 7 | 11.52 (7.98–106.29) | ||
Dyspnea | Yes | 106 | 37.96 (3.91–154.88) | 0.69 |
No | 40 | 42.05 (8.58–120.16) | ||
O2 saturation ≤ 95% | Yes | 71 | 26.41 (3.95–150.65) | 0.40 |
No | 51 | 50.16 (8.36–196.81) | ||
Respiratory distress | Yes | 115 | 39.29 (4.78–150.13) | 0.27 |
No | 18 | 75.69 (12.66–214.26) | ||
Days of hospitalization | 1–4 | 20 | 79.36 (11.10–245.08) | 0.20 |
5–8 | 49 | 39.45 (11.89–176.21) | ||
>8 | 54 | 24.42 (4.08–78.04) | ||
Ventilatory support | No | 48 | 70.24 (11.41–342.96) | 0.02 |
Yes (total) | 22.69 | |||
Yes—noninvasive | 65 | 26.41 (6.26–105.11) | 0.35 | |
Yes—invasive | 40 | 17.31 (3.95–68.70) | ||
Intensive Care | Yes | 82 | 30.01 (4.41–113.44) | 0.73 |
No | 67 | 39.29 (6.90–154.61) | ||
Days of Intensive Care | 1–4 | 20 | 34.74 (3.60–226.28) | 0.547 |
5–8 | 16 | 16.27 (2.09–106.22) | ||
>8 | 24 | 36.24 (9.10–106.65) | ||
Days of symptom until collect | 0–3 | 51 | 36.63 (5.99–220.48) | 0.19 |
4–6 | 67 | 39.98 (7.65–135.24) | ||
7–9 | 24 | 19.98 (0.53–77.39) | ||
>9 | 12 | 10.45 (3.92–50.98) | ||
Subtype | RSV-A | 64 | 57.41 | 0.03 |
RSV-B | 76 | 27.35 |
1 IQR: interquartile range.
Statistically significant p-values are highlighted in bold.