Table 1 General data of study subjects.

From: The circulating characteristics of common respiratory pathogens in Ningbo, China, both before and following the cessation of COVID-19 containment measures

Variable

Overall (n = 14,412)

2020–2022 (n = 5106)

2023 (n = 9306)

p-value

Age, median (IQR), year

7.00 [3.00, 29.00]

4.00 [2.00, 9.00]

8.00 [4.00, 35.00]

< 0.001

Sex, n (%)

0.031

Male

7567 (52.50)

2766 (54.17)

4801 (51.59)

 

Female

6845 (47.50)

2340 (45.83)

4505 (48.41)

 

Age group, n (%)

< 0.001

Infants and toddlers (0−3years)

4009 (27.82)

2216 (43.40)

1793 (19.27)

 

Children (4−6years)

3094 (21.47)

1146 (22.44)

1948 (20.93)

 

Adolescents (7−17years)

3273 (22.71)

728 (14.26)

2545 (27.35)

 

Adults (18−59years)

2136 (14.82)

497 (9.73)

1639 (17.61)

 

Old-aged (≥ 60years)

1900 (13.18)

519 (10.16)

1381 (14.84)

 

Positive rate, n (%)

 

IFV-A

2141 (14.86)

81 (1.59)

2060 (22.14)

< 0.001

IFV-B

310 (2.15)

78 (1.53)

232 (2.49)

< 0.001

HBoV

191 (1.33)

72 (1.41)

119 (1.28)

0.560

HMPV

828 (5.75)

248 (4.86)

580 (6.23)

< 0.001

HRV

2382 (16.53)

892 (17.47)

1490 (16.01)

0.026

HPIV

728 (5.05)

225 (4.41)

503 (5.41)

0.009

HCoV

328 (2.28)

73 (1.43)

255 (2.74)

< 0.001

RSV

747 (5.18)

346 (6.78)

401 (4.31)

< 0.001

HAdV

539 (3.74)

201 (3.94)

338 (3.63)

0.381

Mp

1993 (13.83)

208 (4.07)

1785 (19.18)

< 0.001