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Table 4.

Score to diagnose viral sore throat

Variables	Points	OR^a	95% CI^b
Variables	Points	OR^a	Lower	Upper
Absence of headache	1	1.975	1.285	3.035
Stuffy nose	1	2.081	1.330	3.257
Sneezing	1	2.811	1.799	4.393
Temperature (≥37.5°C)	1	1.765	1.094	2.845
Absence of tonsillar exudate and/or swelling	1	1.823	1.181	2.815
Total score	5	–	–	–

^aOR = odds ratio.

^bCI = confidence interval.