A5V4d

Feverish illness in children
Number of studies Number of children Effect Quality
Activity
1 (Hay et al., 2009)
Appetite
1 (Hay et al., 2009)
Sleep
1 (Hay et al., 2009)
222
Combined Mono Relative
(95% confidence
interval)
37 of 51 a
32 of 52 a
27 of 51 a
Mean change temperature at 1 to 2 hours
1 hour
1 (Erlewyn-
Lajeunesse et al.,
2006)
-1.22 (0.95 to
1.50) n = 36 c
39 of 46 b
29 of 49 b
25 of 50 b
Mean change in temperature at > 2 to 5 hours
No data
Mean change in temperature at > 5 to 24 hours
No data
Mean change in temperature at > 24 hours
No data
Mean temperature at 1 to 2 hours
1 hour
1 (Erlewyn-
Lajeunesse et al.,
2006)
37.59°C (SD
0.61) c
1 (Paul et al., 2010) 37.4°C (SD
0.5),
n = 20 e
2 hours
1 (Paul et al., 2010) 37.0°C (SD
0.5),
n = 20 e
Mean temperature at > 2 to 5 hours
3 hours
1 (Paul et al., 2010) 36.9°C (SD
0.4),
n = 20 e
-0.92 (0.70 to
1.14), n = 35 d
37.81°C (SD
0.69) d
37.6°C (SD
0.5),
n = 20 f
37.1°C (SD
0.4),
n = 20 f
37.2°C (SD
0.6),
n = 20 f
Absolute
(95%
confidence
interval)
RR 0.86 (0.69 to 1.05) - Low
RR 1.04 (0.76 to 1.43) - Low
RR 1.06 (0.72 to 1.55) - Low
SMD -0.33 (-0.80 to
+0.13)
SMD -0.33 (-0.80 to
+0.13)
Adjusted MD = 0.25C
(-0.01 to 0.50),
P = 0.166
SMD -0.39 (-1.02 to
+0.23)
SMD -0.22 (-0.84 to
+0.41)
SMD -0.58 (-1.21 to
+0.06)
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