Influenza Illness in Pregnant Indian Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Clinical features of influenza positive and influenza negative patients.

Clinical features	Influenza negative; (%)	Influenza positive; (%)	value
Duration of symptoms (mean ± SD range) in days; median	4.25 1.98 (1–10); 4	3.74 ± 2.03 (1–10); 4	0.10
Fever	191 (88.4)	48 (96)	0.11
Rigors	32 (14.8)	48 (96)	<0.0001
Nasal discharge	195 (90.3)	40 (80)	0.041
Ear discharge	1 (0.5)	0 (0)
Cough	197 (91.2)	47 (94)	0.52
Sore throat	177 (81.9)	41 (82)	0.98
Breathlessness	182 (84.3)	40 (80)	0.46
Expectoration	152 (70.4)	30 (60)	0.15
Headache	132 (61.1)	45 (90)	0.0001
Body ache	191 (88.4)	47 (94)	0.25
Fatigue	192 (88.9)	47 (94)	0.28
Vomiting	49 (22.7)	8 (16)	0.30
Diarrhea	12 (5.6)	5 (10)	0.25
Seizures	1 (0.5)	0 (0)
ARTI/ILI in the family	40 (15.0)	22 (44)	<0.0001

ARI = acute respiratory illness; ILI = influenza-like illness.