Table 1. Main symptoms and signs exhibited by children and adolescents evaluated and classified according to the need or not for hospitalization.
| Characteristic |
|
|
|
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fever | 68.7 | 77.3 | 66.7 | 0.24 |
| Nasal discharge | 57.4 | 54.5 | 58.1 | 0.47 |
| Cough | 51.3 | 63.6 | 71.4 | 0.15 |
| Inappetence | 21.7 | 36.4 | 18.3 | 0.06 |
| Headache | 20.0 | 4.5 | 23.7 | 0.03 |
| Oropharynx hyperemia | 20.0 | 9.1 | 22.6 | 0.13 |
| Nausea/vomiting | 17.4 | 27.3 | 15.1 | 0.15 |
| Dyspnea | 13.9 | 45.4 | 6.5 | 0.001 |
| Respiratory distress | 13.9 | 40.9 | 7.5 | 0.001 |
| Diarrhea | 13.0 | 22.7 | 10.8 | 0.13 |
| Irritability | 10.4 | 31.8 | 5.4 | 0.02 |
| Sore throat | 9.6 | 4.5 | 10.8 | 0.34 |
| Myalgia | 9.6 | 4.5 | 10.8 | 0.36 |
| Abdominal pain | 8.7 | 4.5 | 9.7 | 0.39 |
| Drowsiness | 6.1 | 18.2 | 3.2 | 0.02 |
| Anosmia | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 0.68 |
| Skin lesions | 4.3 | 9.1 | 3.2 | 0.24 |
| SpO2<93% | 4.3 | 18.2 | 1.1 | 0.004 |
| Enlarged lymph nodes | 3.5 | 9.1 | 2.2 | 0.17 |
| Ageusia | 2.6 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.53 |
| Hepatomegaly | 2.6 | 13.6 | 0.0 | 0.006 |
| Wheezing | 2.6 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 0.09 |