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Table 1 Comparisons of baseline characteristics at admission

From: Characteristics of fever and response to antipyretic therapy in military personnel with adenovirus-positive community-acquired pneumonia

Characteristics

Adv (n = 67)

Non-Adv (n = 184)

Total (n = 251)

P value

Age (year, M[Q1-Q3])

21.5 [20.0–22.0]

21.6 [20.0–22.0]

21.6 [20.0–22.0]

0.559

Male [n (%)]

67 (100)

184 (100)

251 (100)

NA

Smoking [n (%)]

   

<  0.001

 Never smoker

45 (67.1)

125 (67.9)

170 (67.7)

 

 Ex-smoker

7 (10.4)

49 (26.6)

56 (22.3)

 

 Current smoker

15 (22.4)

10 (5.4)

25 (9.9)

 

 Recent smoker (<  30 days)

4 (6.0)

0 (0)

4 (1.6)

 

BMI (kg/m2, x ± s)

23.6 ± 4.3

23.2 ± 3.3

23.3 ± 3.6

0.664

Underlying condition [n(%)]

   

0.575

 Asthma

3 (4.5)

2 (1.1)

5 (2.0)

 

 Allergic rhinitis

2 (3.0)

1 (0.5)

3 (1.2)

 

 Pneumothorax

1 (1.5)

1 (0.5)

2 (0.8)

 

Symptom duration(Time from symptom onset to admission) (d, x ± s)

3.6 ± 1.8

3.2 ± 2.3

3.3 ± 2.1

0.224

Symptom and sign [n(%)]

 Fever

66 (98.5)

157 (85.4)

223 (88.8)

0.021

 Cough

65 (96.9)

157 (85.4)

222 (88.4)

0.025

 Myalgia

31 (46.5)

56 (30.4)

87 (34.7)

0.001

 Dyspnea(> mMRC scale II)

5 (7.7)

11 (6.1)

16 (6.4)

0.286

 Purulent sputum

23 (33.8)

58 (31.7)

81 (32.3)

0.335

 Headache

48 (72.2)

96 (52.4)

144 (57.4)

0.014

 Nasal congestion/rhinorrhea

44 (65.3)

103 (55.8)

147 (58.6)

0.015

Initial vital signs (x ± s)

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

125.4 ± 12.5

124.7 ± 13.1

124.9 ± 13.0

0.598

 Heart rate (beats/min)

92.5 ± 14.6

91.2 ± 15.2

91.7 ± 14.9

0.335

 Respiratory rate (beats/min)

18.5 ± 3.2

18.3 ± 3.8

18.3 ± 3.6

>  0.999

 SpO2 on room air (%)

97.5 ± 2.3

96.8 ± 2.0

97.0 ± 2.1

0.679

Pneumonia severity index (PSI) score M[Q1-Q3]

71.0 [61.0–95.0]

75 [60.0–96.0]

74 [60.5–95.9]

0.204

  1. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation, median [interquartile range] or number (%)
  2. Adv Adenovirus, NA Not applicable, mMRC Modified Medical Research Council, SpO2 Stands for peripheral capillary oxygen