Table 2 Distribution of symptoms at initial consultation among adult patients with acute febrile illness presenting at Singapore polyclinics between December 2007 and February 2013
Symptom | All patients, n (%) | n (%) of patients with symptom in each age group | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17–34 years (N = 1107) | 35–64 years (N = 838) | ≥65 years (N = 101) | |||
Headache | 1433 (70.0) | 815 (73.6) | 570 (68.0) | 48 (47.5) | <0.001 |
Muscle Pain | 1320 (64.5) | 685 (61.9) | 583 (69.6) | 52 (51.5) | <0.001 |
Loss of Appetite | 1158 (56.6) | 644 (58.2) | 464 (55.4) | 50 (49.5) | 0.157 |
Taste Alteration | 1037 (50.7) | 548 (49.5) | 440 (52.5) | 49 (48.5) | 0.383 |
Drowsiness | 915 (44.7) | 517 (46.7) | 365 (43.6) | 33 (32.7) | 0.017 |
Joint Pain | 810 (39.6) | 429 (38.8) | 352 (42.0) | 29 (28.7) | 0.025 |
Nausea | 544 (26.6) | 321 (29.0) | 210 (25.1) | 13 (12.9) | 0.001 |
Red Eyes | 470 (23.0) | 259 (23.4) | 194 (23.2) | 17 (16.8) | 0.320 |
Retro Orbital Pain | 331 (16.2) | 216 (19.5) | 111 (13.3) | 4 (4.0) | <0.001a |
Abdominal Pain | 323 (15.8) | 182 (16.4) | 129 (15.4) | 12 (11.9) | 0.447 |
Skin Sensitivity | 256 (12.5) | 140 (12.7) | 109 (13.0) | 7 (6.9) | 0.214 |
Vomiting | 162 (7.9) | 92 (8.3) | 66 (7.9) | 4 (4.0) | 0.322a |
Diarrhea | 140 (6.8) | 76 (6.9) | 58 (6.9) | 6 (5.9) | 0.933 |
Swollen Lymph Nodes | 101 (4.9) | 64 (5.8) | 37 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.010a |
Rashes | 69 (3.4) | 41 (3.7) | 25 (3.0) | 3 (3.0) | 0.692a |
Bleeding | 35 (1.7) | 29 (2.6) | 6 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.003a |