COVID-19 in Brazilian Pediatric Patients: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study with a Predictive Model for Hospitalization
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Symptom | N Total | % | Outpatient | % | Inpatient | % |
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Respiratory | ||||||
Cough | 412 | 40.08 | 326 | 31.71 | 86 | 8.37 |
Runny nose | 304 | 29.57 | 253 | 24.61 | 51 | 4.96 |
Odynophagia | 173 | 16.83 | 161 | 15.66 | 12 | 1.17 |
Difficulty breathing | 123 | 11.96 | 42 | 4.09 | 81 | 7.88 |
Sneezing | 64 | 6.23 | 55 | 5.35 | 9 | 0.88 |
Nasal obstruction or congestion | 58 | 5.64 | 49 | 4.77 | 9 | 0.88 |
Hoarseness | 14 | 1.36 | 13 | 1.26 | 1 | 0.10 |
Tachypnea | 5 | 0.49 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0.49 |
Gastrointestinal | ||||||
Diarrhea | 129 | 12.55 | 92 | 8.95 | 37 | 3.60 |
Vomiting | 99 | 9.63 | 62 | 6.03 | 37 | 3.60 |
Abdominal pain | 57 | 5.54 | 35 | 3.40 | 22 | 2.14 |
Nausea | 48 | 4.67 | 34 | 3.31 | 14 | 1.36 |
General | ||||||
Fever | 659 | 64.11 | 520 | 50.58 | 139 | 13.52 |
Headache | 200 | 19.46 | 179 | 17.41 | 21 | 2.04 |
Lack of appetite | 98 | 9.53 | 76 | 7.39 | 22 | 2.14 |
Myalgia | 77 | 7.49 | 64 | 6.23 | 13 | 1.26 |
Ageusia | 21 | 2.04 | 16 | 1.56 | 5 | 0.49 |
Anosmia | 20 | 1.95 | 16 | 1.56 | 4 | 0.39 |
Seizures | 16 | 1.56 | 1 | 0.10 | 15 | 1.46 |
Rash/exanthem | 12 | 1.17 | 4 | 0.39 | 8 | 0.78 |
Tachycardia | 10 | 0.97 | 2 | 0.19 | 8 | 0.78 |
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Pacheco, A.P.; Laureano, H.; Schidlowski, L.; Ciorcero, N.; Zanatto, T.; Borgmann, A.; Fragoso, G.; Giamberardino, A.L.; Dourado, R.; Anjos, K.d.; et al. COVID-19 in Brazilian Pediatric Patients: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study with a Predictive Model for Hospitalization. Life 2024, 14, 1083. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14091083
Pacheco AP, Laureano H, Schidlowski L, Ciorcero N, Zanatto T, Borgmann A, Fragoso G, Giamberardino AL, Dourado R, Anjos Kd, et al. COVID-19 in Brazilian Pediatric Patients: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study with a Predictive Model for Hospitalization. Life. 2024; 14(9):1083. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14091083
Chicago/Turabian StylePacheco, Ana Paula, Henrique Laureano, Laire Schidlowski, Natalia Ciorcero, Thalita Zanatto, Ariela Borgmann, Gabrielle Fragoso, Ana Luisa Giamberardino, Renata Dourado, Karine dos Anjos, and et al. 2024. "COVID-19 in Brazilian Pediatric Patients: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study with a Predictive Model for Hospitalization" Life 14, no. 9: 1083. https://doi.org/10.3390/life14091083