Volume 14, Number 8—August 2008
Dispatch
Cutaneous Infrared Thermometry for Detecting Febrile Patients
Table 2
Variables correlated with magnitude of the difference between cutaneous and tympanic temperature measurements*
Variables | Coefficient of regression (95% confidence interval) |
---|---|
Tympanic temperature, °C | 0.27 (0.17 to 0.37) |
Age, y | −0.012 (–0.015 to –0.009) |
Outdoor temperature, °C | 0.04 (0.03 to 0.05) |
*p<0.001 for all comparisons.