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Table 2 Clinical characteristics and diagnoses of patients by influenza type

From: Clinical similarities between influenza A and B in children: a single-center study, 2017/18 season, Korea

Characteristics

Influenza type

P value

A (n = 128)

B (n = 109)

Fever

127 (99.2)

107 (98.2)

 

 Peak temperature,

mean (SD)

39.4 °C

(0.7)

39.3 °C

(0.7)

0.323

 Cough

87 (68.0)

80 (73.4)

0.361

 Rhinorrhea

71 (55.5)

62 (56.9)

0.827

 Sputum

38 (29.7)

37 (33.9)

0.482

 Vomiting (nausea)

23 (18.0)

22 (20.2)

0.665

 Seizure

20 (15.6)

13 (11.9)

0.412

 Dyspnea

7 (5.5)

9 (8.3)

0.394

 Diarrhea

6 (4.7)

5 (4.6)

0.971

 Chill

3 (2.3)

7 (6.4)

0.193

 Nasal stuffiness

1 (0.8)

2 (1.8)

0.597

 Altered mentality

 

3 (2.8)

0.096

 Rash

1 (0.8)

1 (0.9)

> 0.999

 Wheezing

1 (0.8)

1 (0.9)

> 0.999

 Conjunctival injection

1 (0.8)

 

> 0.999

≥3 yrs

n = 57

n = 66

 

 Sore throat

11 (19.3)

9 (13.6)

0.396

 Headache

7 (12.3)

9 (13.6)

0.824

 Abdominal pain

6 (10.5)

9 (13.6)

0.599

 Myalgia

3 (5.3)

5 (7.6)

0.724

 Arthralgia

 

1 (1.5)

0.460

 Chest pain

 

1 (1.5)

0.460

Diagnosis

 Sinusitis

21 (16.4)

17 (15.6)

0.605

 Pneumonia

8 (6.3)

4 (3.7)

0.367

 Croup

3 (2.3)

5 (4.6)

0.476

 Bronchiolitis

2 (1.6)

3 (2.8)

0.664

 Lymphadenitis

2 (1.6)

2 (1.8)

> 0.999

 Acute otitis media

1 (0.8)

 

> 0.999

 Encephalitis

 

1 (0.9)

0.460

  1. Values are presented as number (%), unless otherwise specified. SD, standard deviation