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Table 2 Comparison of body temperature within the four temperature-trajectory phenotypes

From: Novel phenotypes of coronavirus disease: a temperature-based trajectory model

 

Phenotype-1 Normothermic

Phenotype-2 Fever, fast resolvers

Phenotype-3 Gradual fever onset

Phenotype-4 Fever, slow resolvers

p

BT on admission (°C)

36.7 ± 0.4

38.5 ± 0.5

36.8 ± 0.4

37.9 ± 0.8

 < 0.001

Maximum BT (°C)

37.1 ± 0.4

38.7 ± 0.5

38.5 ± 0.4

39.3 ± 0.5

 < 0.001

Minimum BT (°C)

36.4 ± 0.1

36.6 ± 0.4

36.6 ± 0.3

37.3 ± 0.6

 < 0.001

Mean BT (°C)

36.7 ± 0.2

37.5 ± 0.3

37.5 ± 0.2

38.4 ± 0.3

 < 0.001

Maximum BT difference (°C)

0.7 ± 0.4

2.0 ± 0.7

1.8 ± 0.6

2.0 ± 0.9

 < 0.001

Time to maximum BT (Days)

3.1 ± 1.4

1.4 ± 0.7

3.0 ± 0.9

3.1 ± 1.0

 < 0.001

BT on day3 > BT on day 1, n (%)

595/1217 (48.9)

15/189 (7.9)

115/122 (94.2)

36/52 (69.2)

 < 0.001

BT on day3 > 38 °C, n (%)

37/1217 (3.0)

32/189 (16.9)

57/122 (46.7)

45/52 (86.0)

 < 0.001

Fever (BT > 38 °C), n (%)

46/5812 (0.8)

264/906 (29.1)

152/588 (25.8)

173/245 (70.6)

 < 0.001

BT trends within 5 days

 BT on day 1 (°C)

36.7 ± 0.4

38.5 ± 0.5

36.8 ± 0.4

37.9 ± 0.8

 < 0.001

 BT on day 2 (°C)

36.8 ± 0.4

37.8 ± 0.8

37.8 ± 0.7

38.4 ± 0.9

 < 0.001

 BT on day 3 (°C)

36.7 ± 0.4

37.2 ± 0.7

38.0 ± 0.7

38.8 ± 0.9

 < 0.001

 BT on day 4 (°C)

36.7 ± 0.3

37.0 ± 0.4

37.6 ± 0.6

38.4 ± 0.8

 < 0.001

 BT on day 5 (°C)

36.7 ± 0.3

36.8 ± 0.5

37.3 ± 0.6

38.3 ± 0.9

 < 0.001

  1. BT body temperature