Table 2.
Comparison of demographic and epidemiologic data on patients who did and did not receive antipyretic drugs for the upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) before visiting a physician
| No. (%) of patients |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | treated with antipyretics (n = 51) | not treated with antipyretics (n = 120) | P |
| Age, years, median (range) |
6.0 (3.0-9.0) |
5.0 (3.5-7.0) |
0.360* |
| Age group |
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| 2-3 y |
13 (25.5) |
27 (22.5) |
0.457† |
| 3.1-6.9 y |
19 (37.3) |
57 (47.5) |
|
| ≥7 y |
19 (37.3) |
36 (30.0) |
|
| Sex: |
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| male |
27 (52.9) |
70 (58.3) |
0.613‡ |
| female |
24 (47.1) |
50 (41.7) |
|
| Chronic diseases |
2 (3.9) |
6 (5.0) |
1.000‡ |
| Allergies |
7 (13.7) |
5 (4.2) |
0.044‡ |
| Attending day-care center |
25 (49.0) |
84 (70.0) |
0.014‡ |
| Attending school |
19 (37.3) |
35 (29.2)§ |
0.369‡ |
| Having siblings |
30 (58.8)§ |
79 (65.8) |
0.391‡ |
| Having sister(s) |
16 (31.4) |
60 (50.0) |
0.029‡ |
| Having brother(s) |
18 (35.3) |
41 (34.2) |
0.999‡ |
| Recent URTI in family |
17 (33.3)§ |
9 (7.5) |
<0.001‡ |
| Frequent URTI |
17 (33.3) |
67 (55.8) |
0.008‡ |
| Sudden onset of URTI episode |
27 (52.9) |
60 (50.0) |
0.741‡ |
| Duration of symptoms, days, median (range) | 3.0 (2.0-4.0) | 3.0 (3.0-3.0)║ | 0.275* |
*Wilcoxon test.
†χ2 test.
‡Fisher exact test.
§Data missing for 1 patient.
║Data missing for 4 patients.