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Table 1 Demographic characteristics、clinical features and radiological findings of non-PB and PB children with adenovirus pneumonia at admission

From: Clinical features and risk factors of adenovirus-related plastic bronchitis in children

Variable

Non-PB group, n = 139

PB group, n = 25

P

 

gender, girl, n(%)

65 (47%)

12 (48%)

1.00

age, yearsb

4.0 (2.0 to 7.0)

3.0 (2.0 to 7.0)

0.79

extrapulmonary complications, n(%)

67 (49%)

15 (60%)

0.40

seasons, spring, n(%)

22 (16%)

1 (4%)

0.19

summer, n(%)

16 (12%)

1 (4%)

 

autumn, n(%)

25 (18%)

7 (28%)

 

winter, n(%)

75 (54%)

16 (64%)

 

expectoration, n(%)

63 (46%)

14 (56%)

0.46

history of eczema, n(%)

45 (33%)

7 (28%)

0.83

history of wheezing, n(%)

13 (9%)

1 (4%)

0.62

decreased breath sounds, n(%)

19 (14%)

16 (64%)

< 0.001

sound of wet babble, n(%)

129 (94%)

24 (96%)

0.98

hypoxemia, n(%)

14 (10%)

2 (8%)

1.00

shortness of breath, n(%)

18 (13%)

4 (16%)

0.94

dyspnea, n(%)

11 (8%)

3 (12%)

0.78

pleural effusion, n(%)

19 (14%)

9 (36%)

0.02

atelectasis, n(%)

20 (15%)

6 (24%)

0.37

pleural thickening, n(%)

42 (30%)

5 (20%)

0.41

pulmonary emphysema, n(%)

1 (1%)

1 (4%)

0.70

consolidation of lung, n(%)

60 (44%)

15 (60%)

0.19

days of hospitalization, dayb

7.0 (5.0 to 10.0)

8.0 (6.0 to 10.0)

0.17

fever daysb

3.0 (2.0 to 5.0)

3.0 (2.0 to 4.0)

0.97

thermal peak,℃b

39.4 (38.6 to 39.8)

39.5 (39.0 to 40.1)

0.25

  1. aMean (SD); bMedian (IQR)