Table 3.
Comparison of symptoms among SARS-positive and SARS-negative participants.
| Symptoms | All (n = 126) |
SARS Pos (n = 17) |
SARS Neg (n = 109) |
Univariate | Multivariate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR [95% CI] | p value | OR [95% CI] | p value | ||||
| Fever | |||||||
| Yes | 54 (42.8) | 12 (70.6) | 42 (38.5) | 3.82[1.26–11.64] | 0.013 | 0.49[0.12–1.98] | 0.314 |
| No | 72 (57.2) | 5 (29.4) | 67 (61.5) | ||||
| Cough | |||||||
| Yes | 31 (24.6) | 5 (29.4) | 26 (23.8) | 1.33[0.43–4.13] | 0.621 | 0.50[0.12–2.06] | 0.337 |
| No | 95 (75.4) | 12 (70.6) | 83 (76.2) | ||||
| Runny nose | |||||||
| Yes | 35 (27.8) | 4 (23.5) | 31 (28.4) | 0.77 [0.23–2.56] | 0.674 | 0.35 [0.08–1.44] | 0.144 |
| No | 91 (72.2) | 13 (76.5) | 78 (71.6) | ||||
| Sore throat | |||||||
| Yes | 34 (27.0) | 9 (52.9) | 25 (22.9) | 3.78[1.32–10.82] | 0.009 | 4.59[0.93–22.73] | 0.062 |
| No | 92 (73.0) | 8 (47.1) | 84 (77.1) | ||||
| Chest pain | |||||||
| Yes | 16 (12.7) | 5 (29.4) | 11 (10.1) | 3.71[1.10–12.51] | 0.026 | 2.03[0.43–9.69] | 0.374 |
| No | 110 (87.3) | 12 (70.6) | 98 (89.9) | ||||
| Breathing difficulty | |||||||
| Yes | 12 (9.5) | 2 (11.8) | 10 (9.2) | 1.32 [0.26–6.62] | 0.665 | 0.26 [0.03–2.04] | 0.201 |
| No | 114 (94.5) | 15 (88.2) | 99 (90.8) | ||||
| Diarrhea | |||||||
| Yes | 6 (4.8) | 2 (11.8) | 4 (3.7) | 3.5[0.59–20.79] | 0.186 | 10.56[0.73–152.93] | 0.084 |
| No | 120 (95.2) | 15 (88.2) | 105 (96.3) | ||||
| Anorexia | |||||||
| Yes | 5 (4.0) | 1 (5.9) | 4 (3.7) | 1.64[0.17–15.62] | 0.522 | 20.31[0.56–726.39] | 0.099 |
| No | 121 (96.0) | 16 (94.1) | 105 (96.3) | ||||