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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 Mar;36(3):250–255. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001413

Table 3. Multivariable logistic regression model for the diagnosis of GAS in children with pharyngitis.

Variable Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) Beta p value Point scores
Absence of cough 1.59 (1.15 – 2.20) - 0.2298 0.0059 1
Absence of rhinorrhea 1.47 (1.06 – 2.02) - 0.1899 0.0200 1
Presence of tonsillar swelling 2.06 (1.05 – 4.03) 0.3606 0.0036 2
Presence of tonsillar exudate 1.71 (1.22 – 2.38) 0.2674 0.0017 1

CI, confidence interval;