Although the difference in fever duration between male and female patients did not reach statistical significance ( P > 0.05), we further calculated the effect size (Cohen’s d ) to evaluate the magnitude of difference.
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showed a trendP = 0.074
Age group showed a trend towards association, with infants having higher risk compared to children (aOR = 1.82, 95% CI 0.94–3.52, P = 0.074).
marginally significantP = 0.089
The Cochran–Armitage trend test revealed a marginally significant trend towards decreasing severity with increasing age ( P = 0.089).