Comprehensive virome analysis of the viral spectrum in paediatric patients diagnosed with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

Table 1 Basic information of 1038 hospitalized children

Characters	Case No. (%)		χ²	P
Characters	MP (+)	MP-free (-)	χ²	P
Age (month)
0–6	18 (4.0)	194 (33.2)	216.03	< 0.01^a
7–12	25 (5.5)	98 (16.8)
13–24	68 (15.0)	67 (11.5)
25–36	147( 32.4)	133 (22.8)
37–48	93 (20.5)	48 (8.2)
49–60	57 (12.6)	28 (4.8)
61–72	46 (10.1)	16 (2.7)
Gender
Male	221 (48.7)	344 (58.9)	10.77	< 0.01^a
Female	233 (51.3)	240 (41.1)	10.77	< 0.01^a
Diagnosis and laboratory information
Pneumonia	439 (96.7)	514 (88.0)	25.61	< 0.01^b
White blood cell count (×10⁹/L)	10.11 ± 4.44	10.71 ± 5.36	1.94	0.052^b
Lymphocyte percentage (%)	33.99 ± 15.78	49.40 ± 20.33	13.33	< 0.01^b
C-reactive protein (mg/L)	12.58 ± 19.67	10.21 ± 22.80	6.96	< 0.01^c

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