Table 4

Sensitivity Analyses for Overall RTI Duration and Duration Stratified by Child’s Consultation Attendancea

GroupNo.RTI Duration by Percentile, d P Valueb
10th25th50th75th90th
Primary comparison (reference Table 2)
First RTI in a family
 All1974791423.06
 Consultation1669131837
 Non Consultation1814691321
Sensitivity analyses
First RTI in a child
 All2464791423.05
 Consultation18611131837
Non Consultation2284691421
All RTIs
All33847101526<.01
Consultation34813142728
Non Consultation3044691421
  • NHS = National Health Service; RTI = respiratory tract infection.

  • a Any consultation attendance according to medical notes.

  • b Log-rank test for difference between episodes with consultation and those with no consultation.