Table 1 General clinical data and univariate risk factor analysis of opportunistic pathogens colonization
Factors | No. of children (%) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n = 466) | Pathogens-positive group (n = 143) | Pathogens-negative group (n = 323) | ||
Gender | ||||
Male | 294 | 87 (29.6) | 207 (70.4) | 0.503 |
Female | 172 | 56 (32.6) | 116 (67.4) | |
Age (years) | ||||
1–3 | 177 | 57 (32.2) | 120 (67.8) | 0.656 |
> 3–6 | 258 | 75 (29.1) | 183 (70.9) | |
> 6 | 31 | 11 (35.5) | 20 (64.5) | |
Birth history | ||||
Preterm | 47 | 12 (25.5) | 35 (74.5) | 0.419 |
Full-term | 419 | 131 (31.3) | 288 (68.7) | |
Feeding history | ||||
Breastfeeding | 402 | 119 (29.6) | 283 (70.4) | 0.203 |
Bottle feeding | 64 | 24 (37.5) | 40 (62.5) | |
Presence of petsa | ||||
Yes | 19 | 9 (47.4) | 10 (52.6) | 0.107 |
No | 447 | 134 (30) | 313 (70) | |
Living environment | ||||
Rural | 248 | 77 (31) | 171 (69) | 0.857 |
Urban | 218 | 66 (30.3) | 152 (69.7) | |
Chronic rhinosinusitis | ||||
Yes | 148 | 57 (38.5) | 91 (61.5) | 0.012b |
No | 318 | 86 (27) | 232 (73) | |
Tonsil hypertrophy | ||||
Yes | 303 | 103 (34) | 200 (66) | 0.035b |
No | 163 | 40 (24.5) | 123 (75.5) | |
Medical history | ||||
3–6 months | 85 | 23 (27) | 62 (73) | 0.331 |
6 months-1 year | 167 | 47 (28.1) | 120 (71.9) | |
> 1 year | 214 | 73 (34.1) | 141 (65.9) | |
Adenoid size | ||||
Grade III | 100 | 39 (39) | 61 (61) | 0.042b |
Grade IV | 366 | 104 (28.4) | 262 (71.6) | |