No supportive care | Supplemental oxygen | Mechanical ventilation | p-value | ||
Kruskal–Wallis test | Mann–Whitney U-test | ||||
Patients n | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
Age days | 227 (57–279) | 135 (46–337) | 64 (41–161) | ns | NA |
Males n (%) | 8 (80) | 8 (80) | 8 (80) | ns | NA |
Gestational age weeks | 40 (37–41) | 38 (35–40) | 33 (33–35) | <0.01**,## | <0.01¶¶,+ |
RSV load Cq | 31 (25–33) | 31(24–33) | 31 (28–32) | ns | NA |
Duration of symptoms days | 7 (4–9) | 5 (3–7) | 5 (4–5) | ns | NA |
Duration of oxygen therapy days | 0 | 3 (1–6) | 9 (5–11) | <0.001***,### | <0.001¶¶¶,++,§§§ |
Length of hospital stay days | 0 (0–3) | 5 (2–7) | 13 (7–16) | <0.001***,### | <0.001¶¶¶,++,§ |
Data are presented as median (interquartile range), unless otherwise stated. RSV: respiratory syncytial virus; Cq: quantification cycle; ns: nonsignificant; NA: not applicable. **: p<0.01 for no supportive care versus supportive care (supplemental oxygen or mechanical ventilation); ***: p<0.001 for no supportive care versus supportive care; ##: p<0.01 for no mechanical ventilation (no supportive care or supplemental oxygen only) versus mechanical ventilation; ###: p<0.001 for no mechanical ventilation versus mechanical ventilation; ¶¶: p<0.01 for no supportive care versus mechanical ventilation;¶¶¶: p<0.001 for no supportive care versus mechanical ventilation; +: p<0.05 for supplemental oxygen versus mechanical ventilation;++: p<0.01 for supplemental oxygen versus mechanical ventilation;§: p<0.05 for no supportive care versus supplemental oxygen; §§§: p<0.001 for no supportive care versus supplemental oxygen.