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. 2021 Dec 23;149(1):e2021051405. doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-051405

TABLE 1.

Cohort Characteristics, Stratified by Presence of Radiographic CAP

Variable Overall (N = 1142) No Radiographic CAP (n = 889) Radiographic CAP (n = 253)
Demographic
 Age, median (IQR) 3.3 (1.4–7.1) 2.8 (1.3–5.6) 8.1 (4.3–11.6)
 Sex, male, n (%) 622 (54) 516 (55) 106 (52)
Historical
 Fever, n (%) 996 (87) 799 (85) 197 (97)
 Days of fever, median (IQR) 2 (1–4) 2 (1–4) 5 (2–7)
 Cough, n (%) 1099 (96) 900 (96) 199 (98)
 Difficulty breathing, n (%) 930 (81) 779 (83) 151 (74)
 Fully immunized, n (%) 1062 (93) 872 (93) 190 (94)
 Days of illness, median (IQR) 4 (2–7) 4 (2–7) 6 (4–9)
 Vomiting, n (%) 585 (51) 479 (51) 106 (52)
 Wheezing, n (%) 737 (65) 633 (67) 104 (51)
 Rapid breathing, n (%) 848 (74) 712 (76) 136 (67)
 Rhinorrhea, n (%) 949 (83) 812 (86) 137 (67)
 Chest pain, n (%) 350 (31) 267 (28) 83 (41)
 Abdominal pain, n (%) 362 (32) 273 (29) 89 (44)
 Decreased oral intake, n (%) 714 (63) 586 (62) 128 (63)
 Decreased urine output, n (%) 117 (10) 97 (10) 20 (10)
 Smoke exposure, n (%) 482 (42) 403 (43) 79 (39)
 Pneumonia history, n (%) 251 (22) 205 (22) 46 (23)
 Past pneumonia hospitalization, n (%) 101 (9) 88 (43) 13 (28)
 Asthma, n (%) 365 (32) 314 (33) 51 (25)
Physical examination
 Temperature, median (IQR), degrees Celsius 37.6 (37–38.3) 37.6 (37–38.3) 37.6 (37–38.4)
 Respiratory rate, median (IQR) 36 (28–48) 40 (28–48) 30 (24–40)
 Heart rate, median (IQR) 142 (123–160) 144 (126–162) 130 (109.5–146)
 Systolic blood pressure, median (IQR) 114 (105–123) 114 (105–124) 113 (103–121)
 Oxygen saturation, median (IQR) 96 (94–98) 96 (94–98) 97 (94–98)
 Oxygen saturation: <92, n (%) 93 (8) 73 (8) 20 (10)
 Retractions, n (%) 488 (44) 437 (48) 51 (26)
 Grunting, n (%) 78 (7) 70 (8) 8 (4)
 Nasal flaring, n (%) 127 (12) 108 (12) 19 (10)
 Head nodding, n (%) 34 (3) 33 (4) 1 (1)
 Abdominal pain, n (%) 104 (10) 68 (8) 36 (19)
 Crackles or rales, n (%)
  None 761 (69) 639 (70) 122 (62)
  Focal 240 (22) 174 (19) 66 (34)
  Diffuse 107 (10) 98 (11) 9 (5)
 Rhonchi, n (%)
  None 715 (64) 559 (61) 156 (79)
  Focal 83 (7) 64 (7) 19 (10)
  Diffuse 311 (28) 289 (32) 22 (11)
 Wheezing, n (%)
  None 776 (70) 605 (66) 171 (87)
  Focal 38 (3) 30 (3) 8 (4)
  Diffuse 296 (27) 279 (31) 17 (9)
 Decreased breath sounds, n (%)
  None 729 (66) 637 (70) 92 (47)
  Focal 257 (23) 168 (18) 89 (45)
  Diffuse 123 (11) 107 (12) 16 (8)

Missing variables included immunization (n = 5), heart rate (n = 1), systolic blood pressure (n = 85), oxygen saturation (n = 38), retractions (n = 31), grunting (n = 34), nasal flaring (n = 38), head nodding (n = 33), abdominal pain (n = 82), crackles (n = 34), rhonchi (n = 33), wheezing (n = 32), decreased breathing sounds (n = 33).