Table 1.
Clinical signs and symptoms in 126 children with community-acquired pneumonia, in relation to age
Symptoms | 0–23 months (n=34) |
2–4 years (n=39) |
≥5 years (n=53) |
p Value | Total (n=126) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fever >37.5°C | 7 | 22 | 31 | 0.0011 | 60 |
Wheeze | 13 | 2 | 3 | <0.0001 | 18 |
Increased respiratory rate | 12 | 17 | 41 | 0.0001 | 70 |
Cough | 32 | 38 | 53 | 0.2131 | 123 |
CRP (>8) | 10 | 27 | 39 | <0.0001 | 76 |
Lobar infiltration | 11 | 18 | 25 | 0.9524 | 54 |
Unilateral infiltration (multiple) | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0.9524 | 26 |
Bilateral infiltration | 18 | 13 | 15 | 0.0587 | 46 |
Pleural effusion | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.8847 | 7 |
Sex (M) | 24 | 16 | 31 | 0.0364 | 71 |
CRP, C-reactive protein.