Prevalence of respiratory syncytial virus infection among children hospitalized with acute lower respiratory tract infections in Southern India

Table 3 Risk factors among respiratory viral infection

Variable		No virus detected (n = 253)	Respiratory viral positive (n = 130)	P value
Birth weight (≥ 2500 g)	No	48	22	0.623
	Yes	205	108
Breast fed exclusively for ≥ 3 mo	No	198	92	0.106
	Yes	55	38
Gestational age (≥ 37 wk)	No	30	14	0.752
	Yes	223	116
Neonatal complications	No	214	111	0.836
	Yes	39	19
Family history of asthma	No	214	114	0.751
	Yes	27	16
History of smoking in the household	No	195	106	0.315
	Yes	58	24
Kitchen type	Indoor with partition	174	99	0.313
	Indoor without partition	77	30
	Open air	2	1
PICU admission	No	214	112	0.683
	Yes	39	18

RSV: Respiratory syncytial virus; PICU: Pediatric intensive care unit.