Table 1 Demographic characteristics of children.
Demographic characteristics | |
|---|---|
Total wheezing children | 3255 |
Sex | |
Male | 2286 (70.23%) |
Female | 969 (29.77%) |
Age (years) (mean ± SD) | 2.17 ± 1.85 |
Age distribution(months) | |
0–12 | 1897 (58.28%) |
13–36 | 945 (29.03%) |
37–60 | 298 (9.16%) |
> 60 | 115 (3.53%) |
Clinical signs | |
Wheezing | 3226 (99.10%) |
Cough | 3189 (97.97%) |
Fever | 1171 (35.97%) |
Running nose | 846 (25.99%) |
Breathlessness | 178 (5.57%) |
Radiological tests | |
Patchy shadows | 2139 (74.20%) |
Increased lung marking | 405 (14.04%) |
Emphysema | 21 (0.73%) |
Atelectasis | 13 (0.45%) |
Diagnosis | |
Bronchiolitis | 53 (1.63%) |
Bronchitis with wheezing | 160 (6.39%) |
Acute exacerbation of asthma caused by infection | 334 (10.26%) |
Pneumonia with wheezing | 2708 (83.2%) |
Season | |
Spring | 826 (25.37%) |
Summer | 579 (17.79%) |
Autumn | 826 (25.37%) |
Winter | 1024 (31.46%) |
