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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with and without recurrent episodes of RF

From: Adherence to secondary prophylaxis and disease recurrence in 536 Brazilian children with rheumatic fever

 

Patients with recurrent episodes of RF (n = 88)

Patients without recurrent episodes of RF (n = 448)

P value

Age (median, years)

9

14

< 0.0001

Sex (female)

38%

56%

0.003

Non-adherence

54.5%

20%

< 0.0001

Adequate frequency to appointments

79%

90%

0.07

Lost to follow-up

37.5%

29%

0.14