Table 3 Correspondence between the clinical stage and the measured temperature for the 305 cases
≥ 32 T° < 35 | ≥ 28 T° < 32 | ≥ 24 T° < 28 | T° < 24 | overall, N (%) | mean T ± SDa | range | 95% CI for mean | 90% prediction intervalb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stage 1, n (%) | |||||||||
Hospital | 66 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 79 (64.8) | 33.4 ± 1.3 | 28.5–34.9 | 33.1–33.7 | 30.8–34.6 |
Literature | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 (5.5) | 31.3 ± 2.2 | 28.1–34.2 | 29.7–32.9 | 28.3–34.1 |
Overall | 70 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 89 (29.2) | 33.2 ± 1.6 | 28.1–34.9 | 32.8–33.5 | 30.0–34.6 |
Stage 2, n (%) | |||||||||
Hospital | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 23 (18.9) | 30.6 ± 2.5 | 26.0–34.8 | 29.5–31.6 | 26.1–34.0 |
Literature | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 24 (13.1) | 28.3 ± 3.2 | 22.0–34 | 27.0–29.6 | 23.3–33.9 |
Overall | 7 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 47 (15.4) | 29.4 ± 3.0 | 22.0–34.8 | 28.5–30.3 | 24.8–34.0 |
Stage 3, n (%) | |||||||||
Hospital | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 (9.8) | 28.1 ± 3.9 | 19.8–33.5 | 25.7–30.6 | 22.7–32.3 |
Literature | 3 | 12 | 33 | 20 | 68 (37.2) | 25.6 ± 3.2 | 19.3–33.4 | 24.9–26.4 | 21.0–31.6 |
Overall | 4 | 17 | 37 | 22 | 80 (26.2) | 26.0 ± 3.4 | 19.3–33.5 | 25.3–26.8 | 21.0–31.9 |
Stage 4, n (%) | |||||||||
Hospital | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 (6.6) | 24.5 ± 2.8 | 20.2–28 | 22.1–26.9 | 20.8–27.9 |
Literature | 0 | 9 | 25 | 47 | 81 (44.3) | 22.7 ± 4.3 | 13.7–31.8 | 21.7–23.6 | 15.5–28.9 |
Overall | 0 | 10 | 27 | 52 | 89 (29.2) | 22.8 ± 4.3 | 13.7–31.8 | 22.0–23.7 | 15.7–28.9 |