- Summary of the main characteristics of children with COVID-19 included in large systematic reviews and meta-analysis.
| Characteristics | Present study | Cui et al22 | Liu et al21 | Ding et al20 | Mantovani et al18 | Meena et al19 | Liguoro et al9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases | 62 | 5829 | 4300 | 371 | 2855 | 4857 | 7480 |
| Age (mean, years) | 6 | - | 7.04 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 7.6 |
| Male (%) | 50 | 55 | 53.6 | 58 | 50.3 | 57 | 52.1 |
| History of contact (%) | 77.4 | 72 | 81.5 | 86.4 | - | 91 | 85 |
| Fever (%) | 80.6 | 51 | 52.7 | 51.2 | 47 | 49 | 51.6 |
| Cough (%) | 48.4 | 41 | 41.9 | 37 | 37 | 45 | 47.3 |
| Diarrhea (%) | 24.2 | 8 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 4 | 9 | 9.7 |
| Severe/critical cases (%) | 8.1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.7 |