Research Article
The Causes of Acute Fever Requiring Hospitalization in Geriatric Patients: Comparison of Infectious and NoninfectiousEtiology
Table 2
Demographic data and frequencies of signs and symptoms accompanying acute fever.
| | Infectious diseases () | Noninfectious diseases () | P valu |
| | Mean age | | | .2 | | Mean duration of hospitalisation | | | .8 | | Cough () | 37 | 9 | .2 | | Sputum () | 24 | 4 | .1 | | Dyspnea () | 26 | 1 | .02 | | Chest pain () | 5 | 4 | .2 | | Palpitation () | 2 | 1 | 1 | | Abdominal pain () | 14 | 8 | .3 | | Diarrhea () | 4 | 3 | .4 | | Constipation () | 1 | 3 | .06 | | Lymphadenomegaly () | 20 | 9 | .4 | | Cervical | 8 | 3 | .8 | | Axillary | 3 | 2 | .6 | | Inguinal | 2 | 0 | .5 | | Intra-abdominal | 2 | 1 | 1 | | Mediastinal | 5 | 3 | .4 | | Hepatomegaly () | 26 | 14 | .2 | | Splenomegaly () | 15 | 9 | .2 | | Jaundice () | 3 | 0 | .5 | | Pallor () | 39 | 19 | .3 | | Tachypnea () | 52 | 15 | .3 | | Tachycardia () | 44 | 12 | .4 | | Rales () | 67 | 16 | .04 | | Ronchus () | 23 | 3 | .06 | | Confusion () | 25 | 2 | .01 | | Maculopapular rash () | 9 | 2 | .7 | | Erythema () | 25 | 4 | .1 | | Swelling () | 20 | 6 | .8 | | Bruit () | 24 | 8 | 1 | | Arthritis () | 4 | 3 | .3 | | Dysuria () | 16 | 2 | .1 | | Costovertebral tenderness () | 17 | 3 | .2 |
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