Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the study population according to hRSV detection. Period: 2015–2020.
| Demographic Characteristics | Total | hRSV-Positive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | hRSV A | hRSV B | hRSV A + B | ||
| Study population [n (%)] | 9584 | 772 (8.1) | 359 (46.5) | 395 (51.2) | 18 (2.3) |
| Sex [n (%)] | |||||
| Female | 4673 | 380 (8.1) | 178 (46.8) | 193 (50.8) | 9 (2.4) |
| Male | 4911 | 392 (8.0) | 181 (46.2) | 202 (51.5) | 9 (2.3) |
| Age [years; median (IQR)] | 10 (41) | 3 (8) | 3 (5) * | 4 (11) * | 3 (3) |
| Age-group [years; n (%)], n = 9558 | |||||
| ≤11 months | 232 | 44 (19.0) | 25 (56.8) | 19 (43.2) | 0 |
| 12–23 months | 561 | 107 (19.1) | 54 (50.5) | 51 (47.6) | 2 (1.9) |
| 2–4 | 1816 | 319 (17.6) | 160 (50.2) | 149 (46.7) | 10 (3.1) |
| 5–10 | 2258 | 120 (5.3) | 51 (42.5) | 63 (52.5) | 6 (5.0) |
| 11–18 | 964 | 31 (3.2) | 15 (48.4) | 16 (51.6) | 0 |
| 19–34 | 722 | 21 (2.9) | 12 (57.1) | 9 (42.9) | 0 |
| 35–49 | 888 | 23 (2.6) | 8 (34.8) | 15 (65.2) | 0 |
| 50–64 | 1064 | 51 (4.8) | 18 (35.3) | 33 (64.7) | 0 |
| ≥65 | 1053 | 54 (5.1) | 16 (29.6) | 38 (70.4) | 0 |
| Healthcare setting [n (%)] | |||||
| Community-based | 8123 | 713 (8.8) ** | 341 (47.8) | 354 (49.7) | 18 (2.5) |
| Hospital-based | 1461 | 59 (4.0) ** | 18 (30.5) | 41 (69.5) | 0 |
| non-ICU wards | 1026 | 45 (4.4) | 15 (33.3) | 30 (66.7) | 0 |
| ICU | 435 | 14 (3.2) | 3 (21.4) | 11 (78.6) | 0 |
IQR = interquartile range, ICU = Intensive Care Unit. * p < 0.001, Wilcoxon rank-sum test. ** p-value < 0.001, Pearson’s chisquare test.