Table 5.

Comparison of descriptive variables in hospitalized children with COVID-19, according to the presence or absence of GI symptoms

Variables				GI Manifestations					p-value
		Total		Yes		No
		No.	Percent	No. (121)	Percent (74.2)	No. (42)	Percent (25.8)
Sex	Male	107	65.6	80	66.1	27	64.3		0.852
	Female	56	34.4	41	33.9	15	35.7
Underlying Disease	Yes	52	39.1	37	30.6	15	35.7		0.568
	No	111	68.1	84	69.4	27	64.3
Fever	Yes	146	89.6	110	90.9	36	85.7		0.382
	No	17	10.4	11	9.1	6	14.3
Disease Severity	Mild	70	42.9	51	42.1	19	45.2		0.285
	Moderate	52	31.9	36	29.8	16	38.1
	Critical	41	25.2	34	28.1	7	16.7