Table 2 Symptoms and history of the illness for women with a favourable outcome (≤ 5 contact days) and a less favourable outcome (≥ 6 contact days) at their first visit to the midwife
Women with a favourable outcome (≤ 5 contact days) n= 149 | Women with a less favourable outcome (≥ 6 contact days) n= 61 | Total missing values | Test (significance level ≤ 0.05) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Fever | ||||
No fever (≤ 37.5°C) | 34 (22.8) | 9 (14.8) | Any fever vs no fever OR 0.50 (95%CI 0.17, 1.10) NS* | |
Moderate fever (37.6 – 38°C) | 19 (12.8) | 12 (20.0) | ||
Severe fever (38.1 – 40.7°C) | 51 (34) | 29 (47.5) | 56 | |
Nipple damage | ||||
No damage | 99 (66.4) | 28 (45.9) | 6 | Any damage vs no damage OR 2.70 (95%CI 1.40, 5.14) p = < 0.01 |
Damage at end of nipple | 30 (20.1) | 22 (36.1) | ||
Fissure across nipple | 2 (1.3) | 7 (11.5) | ||
Fissure around base of nipple | 12 (8.1) | 4 (6.6) | ||
Unilateral involvement | 131 (88.0) | 48 (79.1) | ||
Bilateral involvement | 16 (10.7) | 13 (21.3) | 2 | Uni vs bilateral OR 2.22 (95%CI 0.90, 5.32) NS |
Mean (± SD) | Mean (± SD) | |||
Number of days illness before contacting clinic | 2.6 (2.1) | 3.1 (2.8) | Mann Whitney z = -1.77 NS | |
Breast pain on VAS at first contact (range 0 – 10) | 5.5 (2.4) | 6.0 (2.0) | ANOVA F = 2.52 NS | |
Increased breast tension at first contact (range 0 – 5) | 3.1 (1.5) | 3.9 (1.0) | ANOVA F = 16.70 p = < 0.01 | |
Breast erythema at first contact (range 0 – 4) | 1.7 (1.1) | 2.2 (1.2) | ANOVA F = 9.30 p = < 0.01 |