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. 2014 Feb 24;9(2):e89178. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089178

Table 2. Binary logistic regression of clinical symptoms and underlying medical conditions of Influenza positive children and adults.

Characteristic Children Adult
Symptoms and signs OR1 95% CI2 p-value OR1 95% CI2 p-value
Fever 2.849 1.931–8.722 0.048* 2.80 1.025–3.135 0.038*
Cough 1.99 1.512–3.643 0.032* 1.431 1.032–2.815 0.033*
Sore throat 1.310 0.556–3.088 0.537 1.317 0.923–1.878 0.128
Shortness of breath 1.171 0.522–2.628 0.702 1.187 0.824–1.710 0.357
Diarrhea 2.100 2.040–3.25 0.040* 1.033 0.929–1.798 0.646
Allergies 0.748 0.084–6.642 0.794 1.457 0.728–2.919 0.285
Respiratory Disease 3.269 2.128–12.624 0.041* 1.453 0.810–2.608 0.208
Liver Disease 3.871 0.235–16.64 0.309 0.984 0.281–3.441 0.980
Metabolic Disease 3.871 0.235–18.64 0.309 1.072 0.401–2.866 0.889
Cardiac Disease 1.969 1.910–2.031 0.839 1.009 0.969–1.052 0.675
Smoking 1.978 1.959–2.315 0.044*

OR1 = odds ratio; CI2 = Confidence Interval; * = Significant.