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Table 3 Clinical presentation of the COVID-19 groups

From: The severity and atypical presentations of COVID-19 infection in pediatrics

Studied variables

COVID-19 groups

Test f sig.

P value

Group I

N = 295

Group II

N = 103

Dry cough n (%)

74 (25.1%)

81 (78.6%)

92.09

< 0.001**

Tachypnea n (%)

70 (23.7%)

96 (93.2%)

39.39

< 0.001**

Rhinorrhea

73 (24.7%)

0 (0.0%)

30.17

< 0.001**

Sore throat n (%)

73 (24.7%)

0 (0.0%)

31.21

< 0.001**

Headache n (%)

165 (55.9%)

75 (72.8%)

9.09

0.003*

Fatigue n (%)

177 (60.0%)

53 (51.5%)

2.58

0.13

Vomiting or diarrhea n (%)

127 (43.1%)

11 (10.7%)

35.32

< 0.001**

Fever n (%)

274 (92.9%)

103 (100%)

7.74

0.005*

Shock n (%)

17 (5.7%)

70 (68.0%)

57.43

< 0.001**

Hypoxia n (%)

33 (11.2%)

103 (100%)

267.7

< 0.001**

Acute pancreatitis manifestations

0 (0.0%)

5 (4.8%)

14.5

< 0.001**

Deep venous thrombosis manifestations

5 (1.7%)

0 (0.0%)

1.77

0.18

Kawasaki like diseases

0 (0.0%)

4 (3.9%)

11.77

0.001**

Fever duration after admission, days

 Mean ± SD

7.39 ± 3.97

9.76 ± 4.25

U

 

 Median (Range)

7 (2–16)

6 (6–20)

1.39

0.16

  1. X Mean, SD standard deviation, U Mann-Whitney U test, X2 Chi-square test
  2. *Significant ** highly significant