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Table 2 Clinical data of studied subjects

From: Impact of the socioeconomic status on the severity and outcome of community-acquired pneumonia among Egyptian children: a cohort study

 

Group1 n (%)

Group2 n (%)

P

Cough

1047(93)a

312(90)

> 0.05

Difficulty breathing

978(87)

288(83)

> 0.05

Chest pain

528(47)

52(45)

> 0.05

Age specific tachypnea

405(36)

132(38)

> 0.05

Chest auscultation

Focal rales

483(43)

135(39)

> 0.05

 

Focal wheezing

327(29)

102(30)

 

Fever

Temperature >38.5°C

819(73)

237(69)

> 0.05

 

Temperature <38.5°C

306(27)

108(31)

 

Oxygen saturation%, N (%)

93–100

933(83)

295(85)

>0.05

 

<92

192(17)

50(15)

 

septicemia #

39(3.4)

0(0)

< 0.01

  1. Chi-square test was used for comparisons. P value < 0.05 indicates a significant difference.
  2. #Fisher’s exact test.
  3. aValues in parentheses are percentages.