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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients

From: Low birth weight contributed to increased serum IL-6 levels in infantile respiratory syncytial virus infection

Groups

Age (year)

Birth weight (kg)

Days of hospitalization

WBC (10^9/L)

N%

EOS%

CRP (mg/L)

PCT (ng/L)

Pathogens

 RSV (116)

0.29 ± 0.02**

3.24 ± 0.05

7.06 ± 0.47

10.22 ± 0.89

29.52 ± 1.42

1.74 ± 0.14

4.93 ± 0.97

0.16 ± 0.02

 non-RSV (242)

0.60 ± 0.02

3.29 ± 0.03

8.69 ± 0.35

9.19 ± 0.17

33.78 ± 1.10

2.19 ± 0.17

4.96 ± 0.46

0.11 ± 0.01

Birth weight

 LBW (89)

0.50 ± 0.04

7.66 ± 0.58

9.20 ± 0.27

34.61 ± 1.93

2.00 ± 0.20

5.69 ± 0.79

0.13 ± 0.02

 NBW (269)

0.50 ± 0.02

8.32 ± 0.32

9.63 ± 0.40

31.67 ± 0.98

2.01 ± 0.15

4.71 ± 0.52

0.12 ± 0.01

RSV patients

 LBW (32)

0.21 ± 0.03**

6.72 ± 0.91

8.56 ± 0.42

29.25 ± 1.90

2.03 ± 0.27

4.72 ± 1.06

0.16 ± 0.04

 NBW (84)

0.33 ± 0.03

7.19 ± 0.56

10.85 ± 1.22

29.62 ± 1.82

1.63 ± 0.17

5.01 ± 1.23

0.16 ± 0.03

  1. Continuous variables are represented by mean ± standard error of mean (SEM). **P < 0.01 for comparison with non-RSV group or NBW group. WBC white blood cell, EOS eosinophils, CRP C reactive protein, PCT procalcitonin, RSV respiratory syncytial virus, LBW Low birth weight, NBW normal birth weight