Table 3.
Occurrence of symptoms (%) in children with single and recurrent acute otitis media by age group
| |
0 – 1 year |
1 - 2 years |
2-3 years |
3-4 years |
4-5 years |
5-6 years |
Total |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOM* | rAOM° | AOM | rAOM | AOM | rAOM | AOM | rAOM | AOM | rAOM | AOM | rAOM | AOM | rAOM | |
|
Total number of episodes |
4550 |
159 |
6703 |
509 |
5858 |
322 |
8376 |
472 |
6285 |
379 |
4408 |
220 |
36180 |
2061 |
|
Total number with ≥1 symptom |
3650 (80.2) |
132 (83.0) |
6424 (95.8) |
446 (87.6) |
5635 (96.2) |
262 (81.3) |
8338 (99.5) |
435 (92.2) |
6048 (96.2) |
355 (93.7) |
4043 (91.7) |
173(78.6) |
34138 (94.3) |
1892 (91.8) |
|
Ear pain |
15.7 |
14.3 |
26.7 |
24.1 |
57.4 |
58.5 |
68.7 |
57.0 |
76.3 |
74.8 |
79.6 |
66.9 |
55.6 |
50.4 |
|
Fever ≥38 °C |
60.3 |
54.9 |
63.4 |
50.6 |
52.2 |
37.1 |
46.4 |
37.1 |
40.5 |
26.8 |
36.0 |
33.9 |
49.9 |
39.4 |
|
Cough |
36.9 |
49.5 |
35.0 |
39.8 |
27.0 |
35.4 |
24.5 |
33.9 |
20.9 |
24.4 |
18.4 |
17.3 |
26.9 |
33.3 |
|
Rhinitis |
16.2 |
14.3 |
15.7 |
11.1 |
10.6 |
11.4 |
8.5 |
7.3 |
8.0 |
5.7 |
7.2 |
5.5 |
10.8 |
9.0 |
|
Otorrhea |
6.8 |
5.5 |
6.7 |
6.5 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
4.8 |
5.6 |
4.7 |
6.5 |
4.7 |
3.9 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
| Vomiting | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
*AOM: single acute otitis media; ° rAOM; recurrent acute otitis media.