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.