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Table 1 General information of MPP children with fever or without fever

From: Clinical features of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children without fever

 

All (n = 542)

Febrile Group (n = 491)

Afebrile Group (n = 51)

P value

General information

 Male/female

299/243

268/223

31/20

0.397

 Age, years

5.21 (3.00, 7.00)

5.42 (3.08, 7.00)

3.75 (1.50, 5.25)

< 0.001

Clinical symptoms

 Mixed infection (%)

156 (28.78)

144 (29.3)

12 (23.5)

0.384

 Wheeze (%)

116 (21.40)

92 (18.7)

24 (47.1)

< 0.001

Imaging information

 Atelectasis (%)

97 (17.89)

93 (18.9)

4 (7.8)

0.049

 Pleura effusion (%)

52 (9.59)

50 (10.2)

2 (3.9)

0.232

Laboratory results

 WBC count, ×109/L

8.81 (6.72, 11.50)

8.66 (6.43, 11.07)

8.15 (6.49, 12.5)

0.502

 PLT, ×1012/L

336 (263, 428)

332 (271, 426)

348 (302, 404)

0.045

 CRP, mg/L

3.55 (2.86, 9.95)

5.37 (2.86, 11.70)

2.86 (2.86, 3.83)

< 0.001

 LDH, U/L

258 (232, 297)

258 (234, 301)

240 (230, 288)

0.335

 ESR, mm/h

27 (18, 39)

31 (20, 42)

24 (10, 31)

< 0.001

 PCT, ng/ml

0.049 (0.032, 0.086)

0.049 (0.032, 0.087)

0.032 (0.028, 0.048)

0.030

 FER, pg/ml

84.1 (64.83, 123)

86.95 (65.20,123.50)

62.75 (31.21, 72.45)

0.040

 ALT, U/L

14 (11,19)

14 (11, 19)

12 (9.5, 17)

0.258

 CK-MB, ng/dl

1.5 (1,6)

1.38 (1.00, 3.16)

5.535 (1, 10)

0.197

 D-dimer, mg/L

0.42 (0.32, 0.65)

0.42 (0.33, 0.65)

0.48 (0.31, 0.77)

0.579

 IgE, (g/L)

87.75 (33.23, 281.5)

88.4 (35, 288.5)

67.55 (18.8, 256)

0.357

 IgG, (g/L)

9.12 (7.76, 11)

9.24 (7.86, 11,10)

8.19 (6.60, 9.92)

< 0.001

 IgA, (g/L)

1.12 (0.73, 1.64)

1.16 (0.765, 1.65)

0.78 (0.36, 1.12)

0.001

 IgM, (g/L)

1.39 (1.08 1.85)

1.41 (1.09, 1.85)

1.17 (0.96, 1,71)

0.012

 CD4/CD8

1.36 (1.09, 1.75)

1.46 (1.21, 1.87)

1.36 (1.09, 1.75)

0.097

  1. All continuous variables are abnormal distribution and described by median (P25, P75). Categorical variables are described by number (percentage). Data are presented as the mean ± SD (standard deviation) for normal distribution, median (1st quartile, 3rd quartile) for abnormal distribution and n, n (%)
  2. WBC white blood cell count, PLT platelet, CRP C-reactive protein, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, PCT procalcitonin, FER ferritin, ALT alanine aminotransferase, CK-MB creatine kinase-MB, Ig immunoglobulin