Research Article
Clinical Features and Biomarkers for Early Prediction of Refractory Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Pneumonia in Children
Table 1
Comparison of clinical characteristics between the RMPP and GMPP groups (n = 468).
| | Factors | RMPP (n = 156) | GMPP (n = 312) | t/ | value |
| | Sex | | | 0.840 | 0.359 | | Male | 87 (55.77%) | 160 (51.28%) | | | | Female | 69 (44.23%) | 152 (48.72%) | | | | Age (years) | 6.23 ± 2.89 | 5.57 ± 3.02 | 2.294 | 0.218 | | Onset season | | | 6.117 | 0.106 | | Spring | 28 (17.95%) | 32 (10.26%) | | | | Summer | 57 (36.54%) | 113 (36.22%) | | | | Fall | 47 (30.13%) | 111 (35.58%) | | | | Winter | 24 (15.38%) | 56 (17.95%) | | | | Clinical symptoms: fever | 156 (100%) | 249 (79.81%) | 36.40 | <0.001 | | Clinical symptoms: cough | 148 (94.87%) | 306 (98.08%) | 3.682 | 0.055 | | Clinical symptoms: shortness of breath | 36 (23.08%) | 20 (6.41%) | 27.424 | <0.001 | | Clinical symptoms: runny nose | 18 (8.50%) | 115 (36.90%) | 32.777 | <0.001 | | Clinical symptoms: gastrointestinal symptoms | 29 (18.59%) | 84 (26.92%) | 3.943 | 0.047 | | Physical examination: moist rale | 82 (52.56%) | 146 (46.79%) | 1.386 | 0.239 | | Physical examination: three concave sign | 17 (10.90%) | 8 (2.56%) | 14.283 | <0.001 | | Lung imaging: lung consolidation | 124 (79.49%) | 131 (41.99%) | 58.975 | <0.001 | | Pulmonary imaging: atelectasis | 9 (5.77%) | 5 (1.6%) | 6.222 | 0.013 | | Lung imaging: pleural effusion | 48 (30.77%) | 7 (2.24%) | 81.599 | <0.001 | | Extrapulmonary complications | 58 (37.18%) | 56 (16.99%) | 20.874 | <0.001 | | In hospital (day) | 11.09 ± 4.25 | 8.27 ± 3.12 | 7.355 | <0.001 |
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