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Subjects' baseline characteristics. |
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| Total (N = 70) |
Combined ibuprofen & acetaminophen (N = 37) |
Ibuprofen (N = 33) |
P value |
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| Male gender N (%) |
45 (64.3) |
26 (70.3) |
19 (57.6) |
0.3 |
| Age (years) |
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| Mean (SD) |
3.7 (3.1) |
3.7 (3.3) |
3.6 (2.9) |
0.9 |
| Range |
0.5–12.8 |
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| Illness duration (Days) |
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| Mean (SD) |
4.7 (4.1) |
4.6 (4.9) |
4.7 (2.9) |
0.9 |
| Range |
1–30 |
1–30 |
1–14 |
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| Fever aetiology N (%) |
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| Viral |
44 (62.9) |
26 (70.3) |
18 (54.5) |
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| Bacterial |
19 (27.1) |
8(21.6) |
11 (33.3) |
0.4 |
| Other |
7 (10.0) |
3 (8.1) |
4 (12.1) |
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| Hospital N (%) |
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| AUBMC |
32 (45.7) |
16 (43.2) |
16 (48.5) |
0.7 |
| Najjar |
38 (54.3) |
21 (56.8) |
17 (51.5) |
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| Previous antipyretic N (%) |
68 (98.6) |
37 (100) |
31 (96.9) |
0.3 |
| Antibiotic intake N (%) |
45 (67.2) |
22 (59.5) |
23 (76.7) |
0.1 |
| Baseline temperature (°C) |
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| Mean (SD) |
39.3 (0.5) |
39.3 (0.5) |
39.4 (0.6) |
0.3 |
| Temperature at 4 hours (°C) |
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| Mean (SD) |
37.5 (0.7) |
37.5 (0.7) |
37.7 (0.9) |
0.3 |
Nabulsi et al. BMC Medicine 2006 4:4 doi:10.1186/1741-7015-4-4 |
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