Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of the hospitalized children with acute respiratory tract infection according to the Adenovirus types

Gender (male/female, n)

72(62.61)/43(37.39)

60(62.50)/36(37.50)

12(60.00)/8(40.00)

0.063

0.969

Age (years)

3.01 ± 0.37

3.09 ± 0.41

3.03 ± 0.43

0.458

0.633

Peak body temperature (°C)

39.37 ± 0.78

39.42 ± 0.83

39.47 ± 0.87

0.183

0.833

Cough

110(95.65)

94(97.92)

19(95.00)

0.957

0.620

Sputum not easily coughed up

83(72.17)

69(71.88)

13(65.00)

0.477

0.788

Shortness of breath or shortness of breath

12(10.43)^#*

25(26.04)

2(10.00)

0.874

0.013

Fever

54(46.96)

45(46.88)

10(50.00)

0.069

0.966

Nasal congestion

16(13.91)

13(13.54)

5(25.00)

1.848

0.397

Runny nose

17(14.78)

14(14.58)

4(20.00)

0.402

0.818

Vomiting

15(13.04)

12(12.50)

3(15.00)

0.092

0.955

Diarrhea

11(9.57)

9(9.38)

2(10.00)

0.008

0.996

convulsions

7(6.09)

6(6.25)

1(5.00)

0.046

0.977

Rash

3(2.61)

2(2.08)

1(5.00)

0.557

0.757