International Journal of Pediatrics / 2022 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
A Clinical Profile of Pediatric COVID-19 Testing in the Emergency Department, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Table 1 Univariate logistic regression of the associated factors (characteristics, presenting symptoms, and physical examination findings) of positive COVID-19 test.
Independent variables Categories (total no.) Positive COVID-19 test OR 95% confidence interval No. (%)Lower Upper Characteristics Age (years) <5 ( ) 5+ ( ) 22 (9.0) 10 (6.3) 0.322 1.48 0.68 3.21 Gender Male ( ) Female ( ) 17 (7.7) 15 (8.1) 0.887 1.05 0.51 2.17 Nationality Local ( ) Nonlocal ( ) 10 (6.8) 22 (8.5) 0.556 1.26 0.58 2.75 Comorbidity Absent ( ) Present ( ) 18 (8.2) 14 (7.6) 0.819 0.92 0.44 1.90 History of COVID-19 contact Absent ( ) Present ( ) 10 (3.1) 22 (27.8) 0.001 12.20 5.49 27.12 Presenting symptoms Fever Present ( ) Absent ( ) 19 (11.2) 13 (5.5) 0.039 2.17 1.04 4.53 Runny nose Present ( ) Absent ( ) 11 (22.4) 21 (5.9) 0.001 1.30 0.51 3.32 Cough Present ( ) Absent ( ) 12 (13.8) 20 (6.3) 0.025 2.38 1.12 5.09 Poor feeding Present ( ) Absent ( ) 1 (1.6) 31 (9.1) 0.073 0.16 0.02 1.18 Breathing difficulty/apnea Present ( ) Absent ( ) 4 (9.5) 28 (7.7) 0.681 1.26 0.42 3.78 Vomiting/diarrhea Present ( ) Absent ( ) 7 (5.4) 25 (9.1) 0.207 0.58 0.24 1.37 Abdominal pain Present ( ) Absent ( ) 1 (1.6) 31 (9.1) 0.040 0.16 0.02 1.18 Head/throat/body pain Present ( ) Absent ( ) 7 (9.7) 25 (7.5) 0.528 1.32 0.55 3.19 Physical examination findings Congested ENT Present ( ) Absent ( ) 6 (9.7) 26 (7.6) 0.574 1.30 0.51 3.31 Dehydration Present ( ) Absent ( ) 2 (3.8) 30 (8.5) 0.246 0.42 0.09 1.82 Lymphadenopathy Present ( ) Absent ( ) 2 (25) 30 (7.6) 0.094 4.08 0.79 21.09 Wheezes/crackles Present ( ) Absent ( ) 2 (5.7) 30 (8.1) 0.618 0.69 0.16 3.00 Abdominal tenderness Present ( ) Absent ( ) 1 (2.2) 31 (8.6) 0.159 0.24 0.03 1.77 Skin rash Present ( ) Absent ( ) 1 (4.3) 31 (8.1) 0.523 0.52 0.07 3.95 Joint/tissue swelling Present ( ) Absent ( ) 2 (14.3) 30 (7.7) 0.377 2.01 0.43 9.38