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Table 2 Demographics and clinical characteristics of RSV patients

From: Epidemiology and genetic diversity of respiratory syncytial virus in adults 50 years and older with acute respiratory infections in Accra, Ghana

Characteristics

Total (N)

n

%(n/N), CI

P-Value

Total

212

11

5.19(2.61, 9.09)

 

Gender

 Male

117

5

4.27 (1.40, 9.69)

0.505

 Female

95

6

6.31 (2.35, 13.24)

Age in years

 50- 64

96

3

3.13 (0.64, 8.86)

0.627

 65- 79

83

6

7.23 (2.69, 15.07)

  ≥ 80

33

2

6.45 (0.79, 21.42)

Hospitalization

 Out-patient

158

7

4.43 (1.79, 8.91)

0.394

 In-Patient

54

4

7.41 (2.05, 17.89)

Ventilator Usage

 Yes

26

2

7.69 (0.94, 25.13)

0.808

 No

186

9

4.86 (2.24, 9.03)

Patient diagnosis

 Acute Resp. Infect

121

5

4.13 (1.35, 9.37

0.684

 Pneumonia

65

3

5.88 (1.22, 16.24)

 Bronchitis

2

0

0

 ARI unspecified

24

3

7.50 (1.57, 20.38)

Chronic illnesses

 Asthma

5

0

0

0.447

 Hypertension

2

0

0

 CHF

6

1

16.67 (0.43, 64.12)

 Diabetes

6

1

16.67 (0.43, 64.12)

Symptoms

 Fever (> 37.5)

10

1

4.95 (2.39, 8.91)

0.482

 Breathing Difficulty

78

6

7.69 (2.87, 15.99)

0.21

 Cough

121

10

8.85 (4.32, 15.67)

0.023

 Wheezing

3

0

0

0.683

  1. N Number of study participants, n Number of RSV positive patients, CI Confidence interval