Table 1 Characteristics of M. pneumoniae pneumonia collected from children with pneumonia in Wuhan, China, 2020–2022
From: Molecular epidemiology of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children, Wuhan, 2020–2022
mild (N = 198) | Severe (N = 173) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
1–24 M | 67 (33.8%) | 33 (19.1%) | < 0.001 |
2–5 Y | 112 (56.6%) | 90 (52.0%) | 0.554 |
6-11Y | 19 (9.6%) | 39 (22.5%) | 0.012 |
12-17Y | 0 (0%) | 11 (6.4%) | |
Gender | |||
female | 89 (44.9%) | 78 (45.1%) | 1 |
male | 109 (55.1%) | 95 (54.9%) | |
Ct | |||
Mean (SD) | 31.0 (4.27) | 29.3 (4.37) | < 0.001 |
Missing | 16 (8.1%) | 51 (29.5%) | |
Titer | |||
D40 | 68 (34.3%) | 32 (18.5%) | < 0.001 |
D80 | 50 (25.3%) | 17 (9.8%) | < 0.001 |
D160 | 31 (15.7%) | 21 (12.1%) | 0.212 |
D320 | 11 (5.6%) | 31 (17.9%) | 0.003 |
Missing | 38 (19.2%) | 72 (41.6%) | |
P1 type | |||
Type 1 | 28 (14.1%) | 85 (49.1%) | 1 |
Type 2 | 3 (1.5%) | 11 (6.4%) | |