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Table 1 Characteristics of patients by influenza type

From: Clinical similarities between influenza A and B in children: a single-center study, 2017/18 season, Korea

Characteristics

Influenza type

P value

A (n = 128)

B (n = 109)

Boys

68 (53.1)

61 (56.0)

0.662

Age, yrs

 Mean (SD)

4.1 (4.4)

5.6 (4.4)

0.010

 Median (IQR)

2.6 (1.2–4.8)

4.9 (2.1–8.0)

0.001

Age group

  

< 0.001

  < 2 yrs

49 (38.3)

27 (24.8)

 

 2–5 yrs

50 (39.1)

28 (25.7)

 

  ≥ 5 yrs

29 (22.7)

54 (49.5)

 

Underlying conditions

10 (7.8)

9 (8.3)

0.900

 Asthma

2 (1.6)

  

 Chronic renal disease

 

2 (1.8)

 

 Atopic dermatitis

2 (1.6)

1 (0.9)

 

 Neuromuscular disease

5 (3.9)

3 (2.8)

 

 Hematologic disease

 

1 (0.9)

 

 Developmental delay

 

1 (0.9)

 

 Preterm (< 37 weeks)

2 (1.6)

1 (0.9)

 
  1. Values are presented as number (%), unless otherwise specified. SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range