Table 1 Clinical characteristics of outpatients with ARIs by the presence of respiratory viruses
Characteristics | Total | Virus-positive | Virus-negative | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 426 | N = 246 | N = 180 | χ2 | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Gender | |||||
Male | 234 (54.9) | 142 (60.7) | 92 (39.3) | 1.836 | 0.175 |
Female | 192 (45.1) | 104 (54.2) | 88 (45.8) | ||
Age groups (years) | |||||
< 5 | 84 (19.7) | 63 (75.0) | 21 (25.0) | 28.668 | 0.000 |
5~18 | 139 (32.6) | 89 (64.0) | 50 (36.0) | ||
18~60 | 161 (37.8) | 68 (42.2) | 93 (57.8) | ||
≥60 | 42 (9.9) | 26 (61.9) | 16 (38.1) | ||
Clinical symptoms and physical examination | |||||
Fever ≥38.0 °C | 384 (90.1) | 228 (59.4) | 156 (40.6) | 28.773 | 0.002 |
Cough | 292 (68.5) | 173 (59.2) | 119 (40.8) | ||
Sore throat | 221 (51.9) | 154 (69.7) | 67 (30.3) | ||
Fatigue | 195 (45.8) | 132 (67.7) | 63 (32.3) | ||
Runny nose | 137 (32.2) | 85 (62.0) | 52 (38.0) | ||
Sputum production | 129 (30.3) | 74 (57.4) | 55 (42.6) | ||
Headache | 87 (20.4) | 52 (59.8) | 35 (40.2) | ||
Shortness of breath | 125 (29.3) | 86 (68.8) | 39 (31.2) | ||
Diarrhea | 35 (8.2) | 15 (42.9) | 20 (57.1) | ||
Abdominal pain | 33 (7.7) | 12 (36.4) | 21 (63.6) | ||
Lung auscultation | 55 (12.9) | 34 (61.8) | 21 (38.2) | ||
Abnormal X-ray | 26 (6.1) | 17 (65.4) | 9 (34.6) | ||