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. 2020 Sep 18;51(2):239–247. doi: 10.1007/s00247-020-04830-x

Table 2.

Demographic and clinical information in children positive for novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) per age group

Variables ≤1 year
(n=82)
2–5 years
(n=53)
6–12 years
(n=76)
≥13 years
(n=102)
Age, years, median (IQR) 0 (1) 4 (2) 9 (4) 15 (3)
Gender
  Girls 33 (40%) 23 (43%) 42 (55%) 59 (58%)
  Boys 49 (60%) 30 (57%) 34 (45%) 43 (42%)
Available images 13 (16%) 7 (13%) 15 (20%) 20 (20%)
PICU 4 (5%) 2 (4%) 5 (7%) 8 (8%)
Ventilation assistance 2 (2%) 1 (2%) 5 (7%) 6 (6%)
Asymptomatic 17 (21%) 16 (30%) 19 (25%) 40 (39%)
Signs and symptoms
  Cough 37 (45%) 18 (34%) 28 (37%) 35 (34%)
  Fever 42 (51%) 26 (49%) 36 (47%) 28 (27%)
  Rhinorrhea 29 (35%) 8 (15%) 8 (11%) 9 (9%)
  Headache 0 2 (4%) 15 (20%) 18 (18%)
  Dyspnea/shortness of breath 13 (16%) 3 (6%) 6 (8%) 13 (13%)
  Sore throat 2 (2%) 2 (4%) 10 (13%) 12 (12%)
  Myalgia 0 1 (2%) 2 (3%) 11 (11%)
  Decreased oral intake/loss of appetite 8 (10%) 5 (9%) 3 (4%) 5 (5%)
  Vomiting 12 (15%) 4 (8%) 5 (7%) 3 (3%)
  Chest pain/chest tightness 0 0 7 (9%) 8 (8%)
  Loss of smell 0 0 2 (3%) 5 (5%)
  Diarrhea/loose stools 10 (12%) 5 (9%) 6 (8%) 3 (3%)
  Abdominal pain 3 (4%) 4 (8%) 11 (14%) 6 (6%)
  Loss of taste 0 0 1 (1%) 5 (5%)
  Irritability 3 (4%) 1 (2%) 2 (3%) 0
  Nausea 0 0 3 (4%) 2 (2%)
  Wheezing/stridor 1 (1%) 2 (4%) 1 (1%) 0
  Lymphadenopathy 1 (1%) 0 1 (1%) 0

IQR interquartile range, PICU pediatric intensive care unit