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Table 2 Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals bivariate and multivariate models of the risk of gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms among 331 patients with acute respiratory infections (ARIs)
| Characteristics |
ARI patients With GI symptoms N = 189 (%) |
ARI patients Without GI symptoms N = 142 (%) |
ORa [95% IC] (p-value) |
aORb [95% CI] (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Fever (>39 °C) | 99 (52.4) | 57 (40.1) |
1.6 [1.1-2.5] (0.01) |
1.7[1.1-2.7] (0.03) |
| Headaches | 151 (79.9) | 93 (65.6) |
2 [1.2-3.4] (0.002) |
2 [1.2-3.4] (0.003) |
| Human Coronavirus in single infection in nasopharynx | 22 (11.6) | 6 (4.2) |
2.9 [1.1-7.6] (0.01) |
2.7 [1.2-6.8] (0.02) |
| Antipyretic consumption before consultation among 104 influenza patients without co-infection | 32/59 (54.2) | 35/45 (77.8) |
0.3 [0.1-0.8] (0.001) |
0.3 [0.1-0.6] (0.002) |
| Pathogens detected in stools | ||||
| Influenza A | 8 (4.2) | 4 (2.8) |
1.5 [0.4-5.2] (0.46) | n.i. |
| Influenza B | 6 (3.1) | 7 (4.9) |
0.6 [0.2-1.9] 0.66 | n.i |
| Human Rhinovirus | 6 (3.1) | 7 (4.9) |
0.6 [0.2-1.9] (0.66) | n.i |
| Human Coronavirus | 3 (1.6) | 1 (0.7) |
2.3 [0.3-22.1] (0.42) | n.i |
| Respiratory Syncytial Virus | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | n.i. | n.i |
| Human Bocavirus | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | n.i. | n.i |
| Human Metapneumovirus | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.7) | n.i. | n.i |
| Human Parainfluenzavirus | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | n.i. | n.i |
| All respiratory pathogens | 26 (13.7) | 20 (14.1) |
0.9 [0.5 1.9] (1) | n.i |
| Enteric pathogens | 19 (10.0) | 5 (3.5) |
3.0 [1.2-8.4] (0.02) |
3.2 [1.2-9.9] (0.02) |
