Table 2. Univariable associations between candidate predictors and GAS in children with pharyngitis.

Variable		GAS+ Participants with variable, n (%)	Unadjusted OR for GAS+ (95% CI)	p value
Total		206 (21) 1)
Male Gender		87 (42)	1.08 (0.79 – 1.48)	0.5796
Cough		115 (56)	0.53 (0.39 – 0.73)	<0.001
Rhinorrhea		100 (49)	0.60 (0.44 – 0.82)	0.002
Hoarseness		31 (15)	0.82 (0.53 – 1.25)	0.4512
Pyrexia > 38 °C		92 (45)	1.62 (1.19 – 2.22)	0.002
Tonsillitis	erythema	188 (91)	1.60 (0.95 – 2.71)	0.076
	swelling	195 (95)	2.96 (1.56 – 5.62)	<0.001
	exudate	135 (66)	2.03 (1.48 – 2.79)	<0.001
Exudate on the pharynx		18 (9)	0.12 (0.65 – 1.94)	0.700
Oropharyngeal candidiasis		6 (3)	0.98 (0.39 – 2.44)	0.958
Cervical glands	Enlarged	98 (48)	1.42 (1.05 – 1.94)	0.028
	Tenderness	143 (69)	1.65 (1.19 – 2.28)	0.002
Presence of a rash.		17 (8)	0.59 (0.34– 1.00)	0.049

GAS+, group A streptococcus positive; n, number; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; °C, degrees Celsius