Table 7.
Objective median body temperatures (°F) when sick.
| Time of day | PIa, °F (range) | Non-PI, °F (range) | P value | |
| Daily temperatures | ||||
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Monday morning | 97.6 (95.8-100.1) | 97.3 (96.0-99.0) | .99 |
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Monday early evening | 97.7 (95.8-99.6) | 97.7 (95.1-99.1) | .87 |
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Monday bedtime | 97.7 (95.2-100.4) | 97.5 (95.2-99.8) | .17 |
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Tuesday morning | 97.5 (96.0-99.3) | 97.3 (95.7-98.7) | .09 |
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Tuesday early evening | 98.0 (95.9-99.7) | 97.8 (95.2-99.8) | .14 |
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Tuesday bedtime | 97.8 (96.1-100.5) | 97.4 (95.6-100.7) | .11 |
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Wednesday morning | 97.9 (96.0-99.6) | 96.9 (95.7-99.6) | .01 |
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Wednesday early evening | 98.3 (96.0-99.6) | 97.4 (95.5-99.2) | .003b |
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Wednesday bedtime | 97.7 (95.8-99.6) | 97.7 (95.7-99.6) | .54 |
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Thursday morning | 97.6 (95.5-99.5) | 96.9 (95.5-99.0) | .29 |
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Thursday early evening | 97.9 (95.7-99.3) | 97.2 (95.9-100.5) | .18 |
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Thursday bedtime | 97.8 (96.2-99.2) | 97.3 (96.1-100.6) | .10 |
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Friday morning | 97.6 (95.2-99.2) | 97.3 (96.0-101.0) | .48 |
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Friday early evening | 98.0 (95.8-99.9) | 97.7 (95.5-101.2) | .92 |
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Friday bedtime | 97.5 (95.6-99.9) | 97.9 (95.9-100.9) | .39 |
| Weekly temperatures | ||||
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(Monday-Friday) morning | 97.6 (95.2-100.1) | 97.2 (95.5-101.0) | .004c |
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Early evening | 98.0 (95.7-99.9) | 97.6 (95.1-101.2) | .008c |
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Bedtime | 97.7 (95.2-100.5) | 97.5 (95.2-100.9) | .04 |
aPI: primary immunodeficiency.
bStatistically significant with Bonferroni adjusted P value (0.05/15=.003).
cStatistically significant with Bonferroni adjusted P value (0.05/3=.017).