Prevalence and Duration of Fever, Typical Complaints, and Days off Work/Activities in the Various Phases of RTI among the 122 Patients
Complaint | Prevalence (%) | Duration (days) | |||||
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Before 1st Visit | After 1st Visit | Entire Period | |||||
Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | ||
Fever | 100 | 2.9 (1.4) | 1–7 | 1.1 (1.3) | 0–6 | 4.0 (1.7) | 1–8 |
Cough | 95 | 4.0 (2.0) | 1–9 | 11.9 (7.7) | 0–29 | 15.9 (8.1) | 1–35 |
Coryza | 70 | 3.5 (1.9) | 1–8 | 3.5 (3.5) | 0–16 | 7.0 (4.0) | 1–23 |
Sore throat | 48 | 3.6 (1.9) | 1–7 | 0.9 (1.1) | 0–4 | 4.5 (2.2) | 1–10 |
Hoarseness | 33 | 3.3 (2.1) | 1–9 | 1.1 (1.3) | 0–5 | 4.4 (2.4) | 1–9 |
Days off work/activities | 98 | 2.4 (1.7) | 1–7 | 2.9 (2.7) | 0–20 | 5.3 (3.0) | 0–22 |