Table 1 Background and clinical characteristics at admission of enrolled infants with bronchiolitis (N = 248)
From: Nasal TSLP and periostin in infants with severe bronchiolitis and risk of asthma at 4 years of age
Clinical characteristic | |
|---|---|
Current agea (years) | 4.4 (3.7–5.1) |
Age at admissiona (months) | 3.1 (1.5–6.51) |
Male (N, %) | 159 (59%) |
Temperature ≥ 38 °C (N, %) | 103 (38.6%) |
SatO2 < 95% (N, %) | 199 (74.5%) |
Length of hospital staya (days) | 4.5 (3.2) |
Infiltrate/atelectasis (N, %) | 42 (15.7%) |
ICU admission (N, %) | 10 (3.7%) |
Antibiotic treatment (N, %) | 30 (11.5%) |
Leucocytesa (cells/mcl) | 12,615 (8950–15,755) |
Reactive C proteina (mg/L) | 10.5 (4–29) |
Prematurity (N, %) | 29 (11.6%) |
Breastfeeding (N, %) | 229 (87.4%) |
Day care centre attendance (N, %) | 20 (7.5%) |
Siblings < 5 years (N, %) | 91 (36%) |
Atopic dermatitis (N, %) | 112 (43%) |
Asthma (N, %) | |
Mother | 15 (6%) |
Father | 18 (7.4%) |
Siblings | 34 (15.5%) |
Atopy (N, %) | |
Mother | 33 (13.6%) |
Father | 40 (16.5%) |
Siblings | 20 (9.6%) |
Smoking (N, %) | |
Mother | 26 (15%) |
Father | 51 (30%) |
Maternal smoking in pregnancy (N, %) | 29 (13%) |