Presenting Symptoms of Patients With ACS According to Age
| . | Total . | Age (Yr) . | P Value* . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | . | <2 . | 2-4 . | 5-9 . | 10-19 . | 20+ . | . |
| Symptoms . | . | % of Patients . | |||||
| . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Fever | 80 | 97 | 88 | 87 | 76 | 64 | <.001 |
| Cough | 74 | 77 | 86 | 81 | 69 | 63 | <.001 |
| Chest pain | 57 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 78 | 84 | <.001 |
| Shortness of breath | 28 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 47 | <.001 |
| Productive cough | 24 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 44 | <.001 |
| Severe chest pain | 22 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 44 | <.001 |
| Chills | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 39 | <.001 |
| Wheezing | 11 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 13 | .769 |
| Hemoptysis | 2 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 6 | .011 |
| No. of patients | 939 | 124 | 168 | 191 | 204 | 252 | — |
| . | Total . | Age (Yr) . | P Value* . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | . | <2 . | 2-4 . | 5-9 . | 10-19 . | 20+ . | . |
| Symptoms . | . | % of Patients . | |||||
| . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |
| Fever | 80 | 97 | 88 | 87 | 76 | 64 | <.001 |
| Cough | 74 | 77 | 86 | 81 | 69 | 63 | <.001 |
| Chest pain | 57 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 78 | 84 | <.001 |
| Shortness of breath | 28 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 47 | <.001 |
| Productive cough | 24 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 44 | <.001 |
| Severe chest pain | 22 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 44 | <.001 |
| Chills | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 39 | <.001 |
| Wheezing | 11 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 13 | .769 |
| Hemoptysis | 2 | <1 | <1 | <1 | <1 | 6 | .011 |
| No. of patients | 939 | 124 | 168 | 191 | 204 | 252 | — |
P value for the difference between age groups 2 to 4 years and 20+ years adjusting for genotype (Hb SS or Hb SC). Results reflect symptoms from only first episode of ACS for each patient.