Table 1.
Performance of axillary temperature measurement in detecting fever defined by concurrent oral or rectal temperature measurement in hospitalized children with acute Kawasaki disease.
| Sensitivity | Specificity | |
|---|---|---|
| Ability of axillary temperature ≥37.5°C to detect concurrent: | ||
| Oral temperature ≥38.0°Ca | 0.94 (0.88, 0.98) | 0.94 (0.92, 0.97) |
| Rectal temperature ≥38.0°C | 0.80 (0.71, 0.89) | 0.96 (0.94, 0.98) |
| Ability of axillary temperature ≥38.0°C to detect concurrent: | ||
| Oral temperature ≥38.0°C | 0.73 (0.63, 0.84) | 0.99 (0.98, 1.0) |
| Rectal temperature ≥38.0°C | 0.59 (0.47 0.70) | 0.99 (0.99, 1.0) |
| Ability of optimal axillary temperature ≥37.2°C to detect fever defined by rectal temperatures ≥38.0°Ca, b | 0.88 (0.80, 0.95) | 0.94 (0.91, 0.96) |
Data presented as proportions with 95% CI in parentheses.
a
With rounding, the values of sensitivity and specificity for the optimal axillary temperature threshold (37.45°C) to detect oral temperature ≥38.0°C are the same as for the axillary temperature threshold of 37.5°C.
b
Optimal axillary temperature to detect rectal temperature ≥38.0°C rounded from 37.25°C.