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Journal of Thai Traditional & Alternative Medicine Vol. 5 No. 3 September - December 2007 ÚˆÒ

Table 1 Symptom scores on Days 0, 2, 4 and 6 of the paracetamol group (n=10)

Symptoms Day 0 Day 2 Day 4 Day 6
Body temperature 38.37 ±0.42 37.51 ±0.37* 36.95 ±0.35* 36.85± 0.22*
(p=0.000) (p=0.000) (p=0.000)
Overall symptoms 6.50 ±1.72 4.50± 1.51* 3.60 ±1.90* 2.00± 1.15*
(p=0.035) (p=0.012) (p=0.000)
Nasal congestion/runny nose 4.40 ±2.67 4.60 ±2.37 3.70 ±2.95 2.00 ±2.31
(p=1.000) (p=1.000) (p=0.339)
Sore throat 5.70 ±2.98 3.70 ±3.47 3.20 ±3.05 1.50 ±1.96*
(p=0.492) (p=0.344) (p=0.017)
Cough 4.80 ±2.74 5.30 ±2.58 4.10 ±2.38 2.80 ±2.44
(p=1.000) (p=1.000) (p=0.542)
Headache 6.10 ±2.96 3.60 ±2.50 2.10 ±1.79* 0.90 ±1.10*
(p=0.119) (p=0.008) (p=0.001)
Malaise 7.20 ±2.15 4.50 ±2.17* 2.10 ±1.52* 1.00 ±1.25*
(p=0.017) (p=0.000) (p=0.000)
Myalgia 7.10 ±2.51 4.20 ±2.20 2.30 ±1.57* 0.80 ±0.92*
(p=0.077) (p=0.002) (p=0.000)
Fatigue 6.60 ±3.03 5.20 ±2.70 2.30 ±1.25* 1.20 ±1.03*
(p=0.206) (p=0.004) (p=0.000)
Chill 5.40 ±2.88 2.30 ±2.26 1.10 ±1.59* 0.50 ±0.97*
(p=0.058) (p=0.013) (p=0.001)

The numbers indicate the mean ± SD.
* indicated p-value < 0.05 as compared with the scores on Day 0.

Table 2 Symptom scores on Days 0, 2, 4 and 6 of the Paracetamol + AP group (n=15)

Symptoms Day 0 Day 2 Day 4 Day 6
Body temperature 38.60 ±0.49 37.25 ±0.50* 37.02 ±0.39* 36.83 ±0.32*
(p=0.000) (p=0.000) (p=0.000)
Overall symptoms 6.80 ±0.86 3.27 ±1.71* 2.00 ±1.31* 0.53 ±0.64*
(p=0.000) (p=0.000) (p=0.000)
Nasal congestion/runny nose 5.33 ±2.41 3.20 ±2.34* 1.73 ±1.94* 0.67 ±1.05*
(p=0.014) (p=0.001) (p=0.000)
Sore throat 6.00 ±2.70 2.87 ±2.07* 1.13 ±1.25* 0.20 ±0.41*
(p=0.002) (p=0.000) (p=0.000)
Cough 4.67 ±2.79 4.20 ±2.11 2.40 ±1.59 0.87 ±1.41*
(p=1.000) (p=0.081) (p=0.002)
Headache 6.87 ±2.26 2.67 ±2.53* 1.27 ±1.71* 0.13 ±0.35*
(p=0.000) (p=0.000) (p=0.000)
Malaise 8.00 ±1.89 3.33 ±2.89* 1.93 ±2.09* 0.53 ±1.06*
(p=0.000) (p=0.000) (p=0.000)
Myalgia 7.67±1.68 2.93 ±2.60* 1.47 ±1.51* 0.13 ±0.35*
(p=0.000) (p=0.000) (p=0.000)
Fatigue 6.80 ±1.78 2.40 ±2.10* 0.93 ±0.96* 0.53 ±0.74*
(p=0.000) (p=0.000) (p=0.000)
Chill 4.40 ±3.04 0.87 ±1.46* 0.27 ±0.80* 0.00 ±0.00*
(p=0.001) (p=0.001) (p=0.000)
The numbers indicate the mean ± SD.
* indicated p-value < 0.05 as compared with the scores on Day 0.