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Table 2 Relationships between ultrasonography (USG) and patient and disease characteristics

From: Frequency of pleural effusion in acute bronchiolitis and its effect on prognosisFrequenza di versamento pleurico nella bronchiolite acuta e suoi effetti sulla prognosi

Factor

USG

P

 

Normal (n = 35)

 

Pathologic (n = 34)

  
 

N

%

N

%

 

Age (months)

11.8 ± 5.6

(Median = 11)

 

12.08 ± 5.9

(Median = 11.5)

 

0.780

Sex (Male/Female)

22/13

 

21/13

 

0.56

Use of mother's milk (months)

9.1 ± 5.1

(Median = 11)

 

7.3 ± 3.8

(Median = 6.5)

 

0.15

Smoking in the house

16

45.7

18

52.8

0.36

Use of vitamin D

35

100.0

31

91.2

0.11

Risk factor

4

11.4

17

50

0.01

Duration of symptoms (days)

4.5 ± 2.8

(Median = 4)

4.2 ± 3.4

(Median = 3)

0.41

   Fever

13

37.1

18

52.9

0.23

   Cough

35

100.0

31

91.2

0.11

   Rhinitis

31

88.6

24

70.6

0.078

   Wheezing

35

100

33

97.1

0.493

   Rale

29

82.9

30

88.2

0.734

   Rhonchus

34

97.1

33

97.1

1.000

   Use of accessory respiratory muscles

13

37.1

14

41.2

0.808

   Tachypnea

16

45.7

14

41.2

0.809

   Nasal flaring

11

31.4

11

32.4

1.000

Antibiotic treatment (n)

22

62.9

22

64.7

1.000

Recovery period (days)

4.6 ± 2.1

(Median = 4)

5.3 ± 2.7

(Median = 5)

0.20