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Table 2 Characteristics of 426 children with and without acute otitis media

From: Adaptation of pain scales for parent observation: are pain scales and symptoms useful in detecting pain of young children with the suspicion of acute otitis media?

 

AOM (N = 201)

Non-AOM (N = 225)

P

Median (range) age, mo

15 (6–35)

13 (6–35)

0.37

Age, n (%)

  

0.75

6–11 mo

76 (38)

91 (40)

 

12–23 mo

85 (42)

95 (42)

 

24–35 mo

40 (20)

39 (17)

 

Male gender, n (%)

109 (54)

118 (52)

0.71

Symptom interview answered by

  

0.25

Mother, n (%)

144 (72)

174 (77)

 

Father, n (%)

22 (11)

24 (11)

 

Both parents, n (%)

33 (16)

27 (12)

 

Other guardian, n (%)

2 (1)

0 (0)

 

Median (Q1, Q3)a duration (h) of the parental suspicion of AOM

21 (12, 38)

24 (16, 48)

0.04

The use of analgesics ≤24 h, n (%)

121 (60)

109 (48)

0.02

Number of previous AOM episodes, n (%)b

  

0.25

0 episodes, n (%)

62 (31)

70 (32)

 

1–3 episodes, n (%)

108 (54)

105 (47)

 

> 3 episodes, n (%)

31 (15)

47 (21)

 

Median (range) age at first AOM episode, moc

9 (0–27)

9 (0–29)

0.47

  1. aQ1, the 25th quartile; Q3, the 75th quartile
  2. bData were missing in 3/225 children without AOM
  3. cAmong those who had had at least one episode of AOM. Data were missing in 8/139 and 18/152 children with AOM and non-AOM