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. 2021 Aug 30;8(9):752. doi: 10.3390/children8090752

Table 2.

COVID-19 test results by presenting symptoms.

Symptoms COVID Test Positive
(n = 3126)
COVID Test Negative
(n = 19,251)
p-Value a
Fever, n (%) <0.001
  Yes 559 (17.9) 2161 (11.2)
  No 2567 (82.1) 17,090 (88.8)
Cough, n (%) <0.001
  Yes 176 (5.6) 655 (3.4)
  No 2950 (94.4) 18,596 (96.6)
Nausea or vomiting, n (%) <0.001
  Yes 162 (5.2) 697 (3.6)
  No 2964 (94.8) 18,554 (96.4)
Headache, n (%) <0.001
  Yes 139 (4.5) 222 (1.2)
  No 2987 (95.5) 19,029 (98.8)
Pain/sore throat, n (%) <0.001
  Yes 97 (3.1) 336 (1.8)
  No 3029 (96.9) 18,915 (98.2)
Diarrhea, n (%) <0.001
  Yes 94 (3.0) 329 (1.7)
  No 3032 (96.7) 18,922 (98.3)
Nasal congestion, n (%) 0.078
  Yes 91 (2.9) 459 (2.4)
  No 3035 (97.1) 18,792 (97.6)
Shortness of breath, n (%) <0.001
  Yes 42 (1.3) 88 (0.5)
  No 3084 (98.7) 19,163 (99.5)
Loss of taste or smell, n (%) <0.001
  Yes 31 (1.0) 12 (0.1)
  No 3094 (99.0) 19,239 (99.9)
Fatigue, n (%) <0.001
  Yes 23 (0.7) 52 (0.3)
  No 3103 (99.3) 19,199 (99.7)
Muscle pain, n (%) <0.001
  Yes 14 (0.5) 28 (0.1)
  No 3112 (99.5) 19,223 (99.9)
Chills without fever, n (%) 0.500
  Yes 3 (0.1) 12 (0.06)
  No 3123 (99.9) 19,239 (99.94)
Any symptoms above, n (%) <0.001
  Yes 933 (29.8) 3594 (18.7)
  No 2193 (70.2) 15,657 (81.3)

a Pearson chi-square test.