Association between acute episodes of wheezing and influenza virus and RSV infections
Variable | Community cases (n=89) | All cases (n=173) | Controls (n=106) | p value | Odds ratio | 95% CI |
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Values are numbers (percentages). | ||||||
*Community cases v controls. | ||||||
†All cases v controls. | ||||||
Influenza (% positive) | 14 (16) | 20 (12) | 23 (22) | 0.30* | 0.67* | 0.30 to 1.49* |
0.02† | 0.47† | 0.23 to 0.95† | ||||
RSV (% positive) | 23 (26) | 47 (27) | 11 (10) | 0.005* | 3.01* | 1.29 to 7.11* |
0.0008† | 3.22† | 1.52 to 6.98† |