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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and risk factors of children 1–15 years old with respiratory tract infections in the community setting in the state of Veracruz, Mexico

From: Prevalence of respiratory virus in symptomatic children in private physician office settings in five communities of the state of Veracruz, Mexico

 

Córdoba

Tierra Blanca

Veracruz

Poza Rica

Minatitlán

Total

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Demographic characteristics

n = 60

n = 74

n = 66

n = 208

n = 111

n = 519

 

 Male, n (%)

37 (60)

36 (48)

44 (67)

108 (52)

66 (59)

291 (56)

 

 Female, n (%)

23 (40)

38 (52)

22 (33)

100 (48)

45 (41)

228 (44)

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 Age in months (mean ± SE)

30 ± 4

32 ± 4

32 ± 5

57 ± 3

44 ± 4

45 ± 2

<0.005

 Age in months (median, range)

16 (1–191)

16 (1–144)

16 (1–180)

43 (3–290)

24 (0–192)

26 (0–290)

<0.005

 Weight (kg ± SE)

14.6 ± 2

13.7 ± 1

12 ± 1

21 ± 1

18 ± 1

17 ± 0.7

<0.005

 Height (cm ± SE)

87 ± 3

87 ± 3

52 ± 1

102 ± 2

96 ± 3

93 ± 1

<0.005

 Parental education

n = 60

n = 71

n = 18

n = 211

n = 111

n = 461

 

  None, n (%)

2 (3)

0

0

0

0

2 (0.4)

 

  Primary, n (%)

3 (5)

8 (11)

0

8 (4)

5 (4.5)

24 (5)

 

  Middle school, n (%)

3 (5)

20 (28)

2 (17)

36 (17)

14

75 (16)

0.001

  High school, n (%)

13 (21)

20 (28)

4 (33)

76 (36)

32 (13)

142 (31)

 

  Bachelor, n (%)

39 (65)

22 (31)

6 (50)

90 (43)

57 (51)

213 (46)

 

  Postgraduate, n (%)

0

1 (2)

0

1 (0.5)

3 (3)

5 (1)

 

 Socioeconomic level

n = 60

n = 73

n = 64

n = 198

n = 110

n = 505

 

  Low income, n (%)

4 (6)

42 (57)

1 (1)

54 (37)

16 (15)

117 (23)

0.000

  Middle income, n (%)

56 (93)

31 (42)

40 (62)

144 (73)

94 (85)

365 (73)

 

  High income, n (%)

0

0

23 (36)

0

0

23 (4)

 

Risk factors

n = 57

n = 71

n = 66

n = 208

n = 110

n = 514

 

 Asthma, n (%)

3 (5)

34 (48)

3 (5)

27 (13)

28 (25)

97 (22)

 

 Allergic rhinitis, n (%)

4 (7)

13 (18)

17 (27)

35 (20)

58 (53)

127 (25)

0.000

 Complete vaccination scheme, n (%)

8 (14)

61 (87)

33 (100)

204 (92)

44 (42)

333 (71)