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Table 2 Demographic data on 48 outpatients infected with human betacoronavirus in Kuala-Lumpur, Malaysia, 2012-2013

From: Molecular epidemiology and evolutionary histories of human coronavirus OC43 and HKU1 among patients with upper respiratory tract infections in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 

HCoV-OC43 (n = 26)

HCoV-HKU1 (n = 22)

P-Value

Gender

 Male

11(42.3 %)

8(36.4 %)

0.77

 Female

15(57.7 %)

14(63.6 %)

 

Age

   

 <40

9(34.6 %)

10(45.4 %)

0.33

 40–60

10(38.5 %)

4(18.2 %)

 

 >60

7(26.9 %)

8(36.4 %)

 

Symptoms

 Sneezing

21(80.8 %)

14(63.6 %)

0.99

 Nasal discharge

20(76.9 %)

19(86.4 %)

 

 Nasal congestion

19(73.1 %)

14(63.6 %)

 

 Headache

18(69.2 %)

16(72.7 %)

 

 Sore throat

16(61.5 %)

14(63.6 %)

 

 Hoarseness of voice

20(76.9 %)

18(81.8 %)

 

 Muscle ache

17(65.4 %)

14(63.6 %)

 

 Cough

23(88.5 %)

19(86.4 %)

 

Ethnicity

 Malay

10(38.5 %)

10(45.4 %)

0.19

 Chinese

3(11.5 %)

6(27.3 %)

 

 Indian

13(50.0 %)

6(27.3 %)

 

 Others

0(0.0 %)

0(0.0 %)

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