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. 2023 Jun 27;11:1150738. doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1150738

Table 4.

Clinical manifestations according to the age group.

Variable Age groups
0–1 years old (n = 105) 2–5 years old (n = 276) 6–11 years old (n = 568) 12–16 years old (n = 422) p-Value*
Clinical presentation
Symptomatic 6 (5.7%) 25 (9.1%) 55 (9.7%) 52 (12.3%) 0.174
Asymptomatic 99 (94.3%) 251 (90.9%) 513 (90.3%) 370 (87.7%)
General manifestations
Fever 65 (61.9%) 171 (62.0%) 305 (53.7%) 184 (43.6%) <0.001
Headache** 4 (3.8%) 47 (17.0%) 231 (40.7%) 182 (43.1%) <0.001
Anosmia 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 7 (1.2%) 27 (6.4%) <0.001
Dysgeusia 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 5 (0.9%) 18 (4.3%) <0.001
Myalgia 0 (0.0%) 5 (1.8%) 30 (5.3%) 29 (6.9%) 0.002
Arthralgia 0 (0.0%) 2 (0.7%) 9 (1.6%) 17 (4.0%) 0.004
Malaise 6 (5.7%) 19 (6.9%) 107 (18.9%) 104 (24.6%) <0.001
Respiratory symptoms
Cough 62 (59.0%) 141 (51.1%) 293 (51.6%) 211 (50.0%) 0.425
Odynophagia 8 (7.6%) 63 (22.8%) 201 (35.4%) 184 (43.6%) <0.001
Rhinorrhea 70 (66.7%) 144 (52.2%) 258 (45.4%) 183 (43.4%)
Gastrointestinal symptoms
Nausea 5 (4.8%) 4 (1.4%) 27 (4.8%) 18 (4.3) 0.120
Abdominal pain 0 (0.0%) 14 (5.1%) 48 (8.5%) 17 (4.0%) 0.001
Vomiting 12 (11.4%) 24 (8.7%) 41 (7.2%) 15 (3.6%) 0.006
Diarrhea 17 (16.2%) 13 (4.7%) 27 (4.8%) 15 (3.6%) <0.001
Treatment
No treatment 6 (5.7%) 26 (9.4%) 55 (9.7%) 52 (12.3%) 0.496
Outpatient care/symptomatic treatment 98 (93.3%) 249 (90.2%) 510 (89.8%) 367 (87.6%)
Hospitalization 1 (1.0%) 1 (0.4%) 3 (0.5%) 3 (0.7%)
Reinfection
Positive reinfection 3 (2.9%) 1 (0.4%) 11 (1.9%) 6 (1.4%) 0.224

Data are presented as frequencies (percentages). Chi-square was performed for comparisons.

*Comparison between the initial and final measure; A p-value ≤0.05 was considered statistically significant.

**Irritability was considered in children under 5 years of age, and headache for 5 years and older.