Sign or symptom | Age group | All (n = 353) | P* | ||
<3 years (n = 101) | 3-6 years (n = 160) | 7-13 years (n = 92) | |||
Fever ≥37.5°C | 99 (98) | 148 (93) | 87 (95) | 334 (95) | 0.157 |
Fever ≥38.0°C | 95 (94) | 145 (91) | 77 (84) | 317 (90) | 0.053 |
Fever ≥39.0°C | 60 (59) | 82 (51) | 36 (39) | 178 (50) | 0.018 |
Fever ≥40.0°C | 20 (20) | 19 (12) | 4 (4) | 43 (12) | 0.005 |
Rhinitis | 87 (86) | 120 (75) | 67 (73) | 274 (78) | 0.048 |
Cough | 79 (78) | 119 (74) | 74 (80) | 272 (77) | 0.516 |
Sore throat | NA | 39 (24) | 51 (55) | 90 (36) | <0.001 |
Headache | NA | 29 (18) | 36 (39) | 65 (26) | <0.001 |
Myalgia | NA | 5 (3) | 12 (13) | 17 (7) | 0.006 |
Gastrointestinal symptoms | 6 (6) | 16 (10) | 9 (10) | 31 (9) | 0.489 |
Tonsillar exudates | 1 (1) | 5 (3) | 4 (4) | 10 (3) | ND |
Impaired general condition | 10 (10) | 14 (9) | 12 (13) | 36 (10) | 0.552 |
Expiratory wheezing | 2 (2) | 6 (4) | 1 (1) | 9 (3) | ND |
Laryngitis | 6 (6) | 10 (6) | 7 (8) | 23 (7) | 0.881 |
Conjunctivitis | 7 (7) | 12 (8) | 12 (13) | 31 (9) | 0.241 |
Acute otitis media | 19 (19) | 17 (11) | 1 (1) | 37 (10) | <0.001 |
Pneumonia | 2 (2) | 3 (2) | 0 (0) | 5 (1) | ND |
Maxillary sinusitis | 0 (0) | 4 (3) | 2 (2) | 6 (2) | ND |