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. 2018 Mar 22;13(3):e0194180. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194180

Table 5. Known-groups validity: FLU-PRO scores by patient global rating of disease severity, Day 1.

Patient Global Rating of Flu Severity
No/Mild Severe and
Symptoms (N = 81) Moderate (N = 77) Very Severe (N = 60)
Scale Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean
(SD)
F Value
(p-value)1
Pairwise
Comparisons: No/Mild vs Moderate
(p-value)
Pairwise
Comparisons: No/Mild vs Severe/Very Severe (p-value)
Pairwise
Comparisons: Moderate vs Severe/Very Severe (p-value)
Nose 0.89 (0.74) 1.65 (0.98) 2.00 (1.09) 26.9*** p<0.001 p<0.001 NS
Throat 0.97 (0.98) 1.48 (0.99) 2.41 (1.21) 32.4*** p<0.05 p<0.001 p<0.001
Eyes 0.37 (0.52) 1.04 (0.84) 1.48 (1.18) 30.7*** p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.05
Chest/Respiratory 1.14 (0.73) 1.42 (0.69) 1.79 (0.93) 12.0*** NS p<0.001 p<0.05
Gastrointestinal 0.32 (0.61) 0.38 (0.53) 0.72 (0.89) 6.9** NS p<0.01 p<0.05
Body/Systemic 0.83 (0.65) 1.40 (0.71) 2.15 (0.75) 62.2*** p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001
Total Score 0.81 (0.45) 1.28 (0.48) 1.84 (0.49) 81.7*** p<0.001 p<0.001 p<0.001

1p values are: **<0.01, ***<0.001.

Abbreviations: SD = Standard Deviation; NS = Non-significant