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Table 1 Demographic data and underlying diseases of children with human parainfluenza virus infections

From: Epidemiology and clinical severity of the serotypes of human parainfluenza virus in children with acute respiratory infection

  

PIV infection

n = 121

Age (year)

1.2 (0.5, 2.6)

 

0–1

55 (45.5%)

 

1–3

44 (36.4%)

 

3–5

18 (14.9%)

 

> 5

4 (3.3%)

Male gender

69 (57.0%)

Diagnosis

 

Lower respiratory infection

Bronchitis

26 (21.5%)

Pneumonia

86 (71.1%)

Upper respiratory infection

Laryngitis

6 (4.9%)

Pharyngitis

3 (2.5%)

Severe pneumonia

11 (9.1%)

Underlying diseases

 
 

CHDa

7 (5.8%)

 

Asthma

3 (2.5%)

 

Development delay

1 (0.8%)

 

Anemia

11 (9.1%)

Hospital duration (day)

7 (5, 8.5)

  1. a CHD congenital heart disease
  2. Categorical data were presented as percentage (%) and analyzed by chi-square or Fisher’s test
  3. Non-parametric data were presented as median (first quartile, third quartile) and analyzed by the Mann-Whitney U Test