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Table 2 Distribution and adjusted coefficients of viral and patient factors for HRSV viral load

From: Differences in viral load among human respiratory syncytial virus genotypes in hospitalized children with severe acute respiratory infections in the Philippines

Variables

 

n

β (95 % CI)

P value

Age (months)

< 6

54

Ref.

-

6–11.9

32

−0.21 (−0.57, 0.15)

0.264

≥ 12

53

−0.55 (−0.92, −0.18)

0.004

Sex

Female

55

Ref.

-

Male

84

0.28 (−0.02, 0.58)

0.072

Days between illness onset and specimen collection

< 4

45

Ref.

-

≥ 4

94

0.15 (−0.16, 0.46)

0.347

Genotype

NA1

17

Ref.

-

ON1

51

−1.13 (−1.53, −0.73)

< 0.001

BA9

71

−0.92 (−1.27, −0.56)

< 0.001

Viral coinfection

No

128

Ref.

-

Yes

11

−0.19 (−0.82, 0.44)

0.552

  1. HRSV human respiratory syncytial virus, β: Coefficients for viral load (Log10 RNA copies/μL) were adjusted for the variables each other by generalized linear model. One patient positive for genotype GB2 was excluded from this analysis