Table 2 Identified medical problems by feeding type from thirteen participating pediatric Emergency Services in Majorca, Spain, between August and December 2020
Clinical or laboratory features | No breastfeeding | Any breastfeeding | P value | OR (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | 220 (32%) | 471 (68%) | ||
Presenting Symptoms | ||||
Fever | 86 (39.1%) | 184 (39.1%) | 0.995 | 1.00 (0.72, 1.38) |
Asthenia | 20 (9.1%) | 48 (10.2%) | 0.651 | 0.88 (0.50, 1.52) |
Dyspnea | 9 (4.1%) | 33 (7.0%) | 0.069 | 0.50 (0.23, 1.05) |
Coughing | 64 (29.1%) | 133 (28.2%) | 0.817 | 1.04 (0.73, 1.48) |
Sore throat | 30 (13.6%) | 70 (14.9%) | 0.669 | 0.90 (0.57, 1.43) |
Ear ache | 14 (6.4%) | 19 (4.0%) | 0.184 | 1.61 (0.79, 3.28) |
Abdominal pain | 28 (12.7%) | 48 (10.2%) | 0.321 | 1.28 (0.78, 2.11) |
Diarrhoea | 25 (11.4%) | 40 (8.5%) | 0.230 | 1.38 (0.81, 2.34) |
Diagnosis | ||||
Acute pharyngitis | 9 (4.1%) | 20 (4.2%) | 0.924 | 0.96 (0.43, 2.14) |
Acute otitis media | 20 (9.1%) | 22 (4.7%) | 0.026* | 2.04 (1.08, 3.82) |
Laryngitis | 3 (1.4%) | 7 (1.5%) | 0.900 | 0.91 (0.23, 3.57) |
Asthma | 8 (3.6%) | 27 (5.7%) | 0.245 | 0.62 (0.27, 1.38) |
Acute gastroenteritis | 20 (9.1%) | 31 (6.6%) | 0.241 | 1.41 (0.78, 2.55) |
Acute appendicitis | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.4%) | ||
Seizures | 1 (0.5%) | 4 (0.8%) | 0.332 | 0.23 (0.01, 4.39) |
Headache | 8 (3.6%) | 4 (0.8%) | 0.016* | 4.40 (1.31, 14.79) |
Febrile syndrome | 22 (10%) | 37 (7.9%) | 0.348 | 1.30 (0.74, 2.26) |
Fracture | 1 (0.5%) | 7 (1.5%) | 0.265 | 0.302 (0.03, 2.47) |
Dermatitis | 4 (1.8%) | 13 (2.8%) | 0.459 | 0.65 (0.21, 2.02) |
Rash | 2 (0.9%) | 6 (1.3%) | 0.677 | 0.71 (0.14, 3.55) |
Symptomatic patients | 203 (92.3%) | 431 (91.5%) | 0.73 | 0.90 (049, 1.63) |
Positive results of SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR tests | ||||
From symptomatic and asymptomatic patients | 8 (3.6%) | 8 (1.6%) | 0.056 | 2.18 (1.19, 3.17) |
From symptomatic patients | 8 (3.9%) | 7 (1.6%) | 0.036* | 2.48 (1.45, 3.51) |