Skip to main content

Table 3 Post-hoc univariate analysis (analysis 2): PCR Pertussis positive: suspected (group III) versus non-suspected pertussis group (group V)

From: Bordetella pertussis: an underreported pathogen in pediatric respiratory infections, a prospective cohort study

Variable

P value

Age (months)

0,180a

Gender

0,112b

Coinfections

0,708a

Hospitalization

0,513b

Duration of Illness

0,140a

Fever

0,264b

Cough

Np

Rhinorrhea

Np

Apnea

Np

Wheezing

0,271b

Cyanosis

0,791b

Retractions

0,515b

Tachypnea

0,507b

Paroxysmal coughing

0,0076 b

Disease severity score

0,844a

Combined URTI and LRTI

0,0132 b

Exclusively URTI

0,0136 b

Chest radiograph

0,509b

Start antibiotics

0,0122 b

  1. aKruskal Wallis test for continuous variables.
  2. bBinomial test for discrete variables.
  3. np = not possible.
  4. Significant differences noted as bold.