Table 3 Commonest RfEs given by patients, and their frequencies for ILI and ARI. RfEs with low individual frequencies are grouped under ‘Other RfEs’
Code | Label | Number of ILI patients with this RfE (%) | Number of ARI patients with this RfE (%) | Risk ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R05 | Cough | 411 (59.7) | 427 (50.4) | 1.19 (1.08–1.30) |
A03 | Fever | 548 (79.7) | 169 (19.9) | 4.00 (3.47–4.60) |
R21 | Throat symptoms | 131 (19.0) | 220 (25.9) | 0.73 (0.61–0.89) |
A01 | Pain, general | 227 (33.0) | 35 (4.1) | 7.99 (5.68–11.25) |
R07 | Chest pain | 143 (20.8) | 92 (10.8) | 1.92 (1.50–2.44) |
R50 | Prescription request | 79 (11.5) | 58 (6.8) | 1.68 (1.21–2.32) |
R27 | Fear of respiratory disease | 58 (8.4) | 45 (5.3) | 1.59 (1.09–2.31) |
R02 | Shortness of breath | 13 (1.9) | 51 (6.0) | 0.31 (0.17–0.57) |
R23 | Voice symptoms | 14 (2.0) | 47 (5.5) | 0.37 (0.20–0.66) |
R03 | Wheezing | 11 (1.6) | 46 (5.4) | 0.29 (0.15–0.56) |
Other RfEs | 518 (75.2) | 457 (53.9) | 1.47 (1.32–1.64) |