Skip to main content
. 2021 Aug 1;83(4):483–489. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.07.037

Table 3.

Clinical features in 121 prospectively followed infected contacts (prior and co-primary infected contacts excluded).

Feature Level n/N % (95% CI) P-value
Proportion reporting one or more solicited symptoms 94/121 78%
Proportion with one or more solicited  symptoms  by age (years) 0 to10 13/18 72% 0.440
11to18 15/21 71%
19to54 57/69 83%
>=55 9/13 69%
Proportion with symptoms  by presence of co-morbidity None 73/96 76% 0.590
Any 21/25 84%
Proportion symptomatic with  respiratory symptoms 0 to10 9/13 69%
11to18 15/15 100% P = 0.034
19to54 53/57 93%
>=55 9/9 100%
Proportion symptomatic  with loss of taste/smell 0 to10 3/12* 25%
11to18 4/15 27% P = 0.0001
19to54 39/57 68%
>=55 6/9 67%
Proportion symptomatic with systemic symptoms 0 to10 13/13 109 4 0%
11to18 14/15 93% P = 0.635
19to54 56/57 98%
>=55 9/9 100%
Mean number of  symptoms 0 to10 4.4
11to18 5.8 P = 0.001
19to54 7.4
>=55 7.4

*symptom not known for one child.