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Table 2 Comparison of extra-pulmonary symptoms in mild and severe M. pneumoniae pneumonia group

From: Molecular epidemiology of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children, Wuhan, 2020–2022

Diseases

Mild (N = 198)

Severe (N = 173)

P-value

Gastrointestinal

25(12.6%)

51(29.2%)

0.0001029

 Vomiting

17(8.6%)

23(13.3%)

0.1967

 Diarrhea

19(9.6%)

25(14.5%)

0.1999

 Liver function damage

2(1.0%)

10(5.8%)

0.02112

Dermatological

6(3.0%)

17(9.8%)

0.01269

 Rash

6(3.0%)

17(9.8%)

-

Cardiovascular

3(1.5%)

11(6.4%)

0.0146

 Electrocardiographic Abnormality

3(1.5%)

7(4.0%)

0.1332

 Kawasaki disease

0

3(1.7%)

-

 Pericardial effusion

0

1(0.6%)

-

Hematologic

0

2(1.2%)

-

 Thrombosis

0

2(1.2%)

-

Neurological

0

1(0.6%)

-

 Encephalitis

0

1(0.6%)

-

  1. Data are shown as numbers (%). Pearson's Chi-squared was used to compare extra-pulmonary symptoms in mild and severe M. pneumoniae pneumonia