Table 2 Clinical observations in RV-positive children with URTI
Other virus (%) (n = 284) | RV-positive (%) (n = 92) | p-value a | RV single infection (%) (n = 64) | p-value a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asthmab | 50 (17.6) | 19 (20.7) | 0.512 | 14 (21.9) | 0.426 |
Allergic rhinitisb | 68 (23.9) | 29 (31.5) | 0.149 | 22 (34.4) | 0.085 |
Rhinorrhea | 232 (81.7) | 83 (90.2) | 0.05 | 57 (89.1) | 0.156 |
Dysphagia | 187 (65.8) | 50 (55.3) | 0.047 | 34 (53.1) | 0.049 |
Cough | 253 (89.1) | 84 (91.3) | 0.544 | 58 (90.6) | 0.718 |
Nausea | 66 (23.2) | 13 (14.1) | 0.062 | 10 (15.6) | 0.183 |
Vomiting | 74 (26.1) | 12 (13.3) | 0.01 | 7 (10.9) | 0.01 |
Diarrhea | 29 (10.2) | 7 (7.6) | 0.461 | 4 (6.3) | 0.328 |
Headache | 114 (41.5) | 20 (21.7) | 0.001 | 14 (21.9) | 0.006 |
Myalgia/Arthralgia | 85 (29.9) | 11 (12.0) | 0.001 | 9 (14.1) | 0.01 |
Dysphonia | 40 (14.1) | 14 (15.2) | 0.788 | 11 (17.2) | 0.526 |
Nasal flaring | 11 (3.9) | 4 (4.3) | 0.84 | 4 (6.3) | 0.398 |
Intercostal retraction | 36 (12.7) | 10 (10.9) | 0.646 | 9 (14.1) | 0.765 |
Conjunctivitis | 24 (8.5) | 8 (8.7) | 0.942 | 5 (7.8) | 0.867 |
Xiphoid retraction | 10 (2.5) | 3 (3.3) | 0.905 | 3 (4.7) | 0.657 |
Thoracoabdominal dissociation | 11 (3.9) | 2 (2.2) | 0.438 | 2 (3.1) | 0.776 |
Dyspnea | 38 (13.4) | 11 (12.0) | 0.724 | 10 (15.6) | 0.638 |
Wheezing | 53 (18.7) | 14 (15.2) | 0.453 | 12 (18.8) | 0.987 |
Fever > =38 | 146 (51.4) | 28 (29.3) | 0.0001 | 17 (26.6) | 0.0001 |
Increased heart ratec | 25 (8.8) | 3 (3.7) | 0.078 | 2 (3.1) | 0.125 |
Increased respiratory rate - tachypneac | 148 (52.1) | 39 (42.4) | 0.105 | 28 (43.8) | 0.227 |