Table 1 Clinical characteristics of common human coronavirus-positive patients
Parameter | No. events detected in 124 children tested (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OC43-Positive (%, n = 45) | NL63-Positive (%, n = 26) | 229E-Positive (%, n = 13) | HKU1-Positive (%, n = 40) | Common-HCoVs-Positive (%, n = 124) | P Value | |
Age-year | ||||||
Median | 1.75 | 1.08 | 0.92 | 1 | 1.25 | |
Interquartile range | 0.56–3.19 | 0.5–2.25 | 0.08–1.83 | 0.5–2.87 | 0.5-3 | |
Age group-no. (%) | 0.958 | |||||
≤ 6 m | 11 (24.4) | 8 (30.8) | 4 (30.8) | 13 (32.5) | 36 (29.0) | 0.062 |
7–11 m | 3 (6.7) | 3 (11.5) | 2 (15.4) | 6 (15.0) | 14 (11.3) | 0.064 |
12–23 m | 10 (22.2) | 7 (26.9) | 4 (30.8) | 8 (20.0) | 29 (23.4) | 0.060 |
24–35 m | 4 (8.9) | 2 (7.7) | 2 (15.4) | 3 (7.5) | 11 (8.9) | 0.060 |
36–47 m | 9 (20.0) | – | 1 (7.7) | 5 (12.5) | 15 (12.1) | 0.095 |
48–59 m | 1 (2.2) | 1 (3.8) | – | – | 2 (1.6) | 0.099 |
≥ 60 m | 7 (15.6) | 5 (19.2) | – | 5 (12.5) | 17 (13.7) | 0.072 |
Sex- no. (%) | 0.939 | |||||
Male | 35 (77.8) | 20 (76.9) | 10 (76.9) | 28 (70.0) | 93 (75.0) | 0.063 |
Female | 10 (22.2) | 6 (23.1) | 3 (23.1) | 12 (30.0) | 31 (25.0) | 0.064 |
Clinical symptoms-no. (%) | 0.045 | |||||
Cough | 38 (84.4) | 22 (84.6) | 13 (100.0) | 40 (100.0) | 113 (91.1) | 0.063 |
Fever | 31 (68.9) | 17 (65.4) | 5 (38.5) | 20 (50.0) | 73 (58.9) | 0.067 |
Expectoration | 7 (15.6) | 3 (11.5) | – | – | 10 (8.1) | 0.113 |
Wheeze | 12 (26.7) | – | 4 (30.8) | 3 (7.5) | 19 (15.3) | 0.094 |
Haemoptysis | – | 3 (11.5) | – | 2 (5.0) | 5 (4.0) | 0.103 |
Rash | – | – | – | 2 (5.0) | 2 (1.6) | 0.178 |
Admitting diagnosis-no. (%) | 0.296 | |||||
Pneumonia | 16 (35.6) | 15 (57.7) | 5 (38.5) | 19 (47.5) | 55 (44.4) | 0.062 |
Bronchopneumonia | 21 (46.7) | 6 (23.1) | 6 (46.2) | 15 (37.5) | 48 (38.7) | 0.068 |
Mycoplasma pneumonia | – | 3 (11.5) | – | 1 (2.5) | 4 (3.2) | 0.120 |
Bronchitis | 3 (6.7) | – | – | 2 (5.0) | 5 (4.0) | 0.103 |
Bronchiolitis | 1 (2.2) | 2 (7.7) | 1 (7.7) | 2 (5.0) | 6 (4.8) | 0.061 |
Viral pneumonia | – | – | 1 (7.7) | 1 (2.5) | 2 (1.7) | 0.099 |
Uncertainty | 4 (8.9) | – | – | – | 4 (3.2) | 0.391 |