Table 1 The clinical characteristic comparation between HPIV3 and RSV.

From: Environmental lag effects and clinical characteristics of pediatric human parainfluenza virus type 3 infections

Factor

HPIV3(N = 934)

RSV(N = 645)

χ2/Z

P value

Male sex

629 (67.34)

414 (64.19)

1.698

0.193

Symptoms

 Cough

914 (97.86)

631 (97.83)

0.033

0.855

 Fever

431 (46.15)

280 (43.41)

2.624

0.269

 Wheezing

373 (39.84)

446 (69.15)

129.97

 < 0.001***

 Rhinorrhea

324 (34.69)

199 (30.85)

2.583

0.108

 Cyanosis

31(3.32)

33 (5.12) s

3.106

0.078

 Tachypnea

66(7.07)

146 (22.64)

78.173

 < 0.001***

 Dyspnea

21 (2.25)

26 (4.03)

4.073

0.044**

 Gastrointestinal symptoms

170(18.20)

103 (15.97)

1.512

0.219

Laboratory examination

 WBC[M(IQR)]a

8.64 (6.71,11.32)

8.49 (6.29,11.46)

− 1.35

0.176

 N% [M(IQR)]

31.65(19.00,49.83)

34.5 (23.25,52.2)

− 3.61

 < 0.001***

 PLT[M(IQR)]b

371(295,460)

354 (282,440)

− 2.66

0.008**

 CRP increasec

132 (14.13)

119 (18.45)

− 2.17

0.030*

 ALT increased

163 (17.45)

116 (17.98)

− 1.47

0.143

  1. Data are presented as n (%), median (25th–75th interquartile range).
  2. Significant for heterogeneity among the groups, P < 0.05. *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001.
  3. HPIV3 Human parainfluenza virus type 3, RSV Respiratory syncytial virus, IQR Interquartile range, WBC White blood cell, N% Neutrophil ratio, PLT Platelet, ALT Alanine transaminase.
  4. aThe unit of WBC was 109/L; the normal value was 4–12 × 109/L.
  5. bThe unit of PLT was109/L; the normal value was 100–300 × 109/L.
  6. cThe unit for CRP was mg/L; the normal value was 0–8 mg/L; CRP increase was defined as CRP more than 8 mg/L.
  7. dThe unit for ALT was U/L; the normal value was 5–40 U/L; ALT increase was defined as ALT more than 40 U/L.
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