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Distribution and severity score of chief complaints at Day 0 |
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| Children |
Homeopathy n = 407 |
Conventional n = 252 |
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| Chief complaint |
(%) |
Severity score |
(%) |
Severity score |
p-valuea if < 0.05 |
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| Runny nose |
9.8 |
1.1 ± 0.5 |
15.5 |
1.9 ± 0.7 |
= 0.0001 |
| Sore throat |
24.6 |
1.7 ± 0.6 |
23.0 |
1.6 ± 0.6 |
|
| Ear pain |
23.1 |
1.4 ± 0.6 |
21.0 |
1.0 ± 0.5 |
= 0.0002 |
| Sinus pain |
2.0 |
1.6 ± 0.4 |
3.6 |
1.7 ± 0.6 |
|
| Cough |
40.5 |
0.9 ± 0.5 |
36.9 |
1.1 ± 0.6 |
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| Adults |
Homeopathy n = 445 |
Conventional n = 462 |
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| Chief complaint |
% |
Severity score |
% |
Severity score |
p-valuea if < 0.05 |
|
|
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| Runny nose |
15.1 |
1.5 ± 0.8 |
14.7 |
1.9 ± 0.7 |
= 0.0005 |
| Sore throat |
43.4 |
1.6 ± 0.7 |
32.3 |
1.5 ± 0.6 |
|
| Ear pain |
3.4 |
1.0 ± 0.3 |
5.4 |
1.3 ± 0.5 |
|
| Sinus pain |
8.3 |
1.5 ± 0.6 |
13.4 |
1.5 ± 0.6 |
|
| Cough |
29.9 |
1.0 ± 0.5 |
34.2 |
1.3 ± 0.5 |
= 0.0002 |
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Full-set analysis values are either expressed as % of total or as mean ± SD. aWilcoxon rank-sum test, indicating the differences between severity scores (from 0 – not present to 4 – very severe) in the homeopathy and conventional group. | |||||
Haidvogl et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:7 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-7-7 |
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