Table 3.

Definition of Fever Reported by Caregivers.

Total (n=100) Group 1 (n=60) Group 2 (n=40) P*
Definition of fever threshold °C, n (%) >0.06
 37.0–37.5 2 (2) 2 (3) 0 (0)
 37.5–37.9 14 (14) 8 (13) 6 (15)
 38.0–38.3 45 (45) 24 (40) 21 (53)
 38.3–38.5 15 (15) 7 (12) 8 (20)
 38.5–39.0 23 (23) 19 (32) 4 (10)
 ≥39.0 1 (1) 0 (0) 1 (3)
*Fisher’s exact test.
RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2017 January; 8(1): e0007. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2017 January 30. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10282