Table 3 Patient characteristics
Children with Acute illnesses | Children with CHC | Total | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | ||||
No. of patients | 55 | 122 | 177 | |
Age (years, mean±SD) | 6.4±5.58 | 6.5 ±5.6 | 6.47±5.56 | .91 |
Age, No. (%) | .09 | |||
Age <1 year | 4 (7) | 1 (1) | 5 (2) | |
Age 1-4 years | 22 (40) | 59 (48) | 81 (46) | |
Age 5-11 years | 15 (27) | 34 (28) | 49 (28) | |
Age ≥12 years | 14 (25) | 28 (23) | 42 (24) | |
Sex (female), No. (%) | 28 (51) | 51 (42) | 79 (45) | .26 |
Disease, No. (%) | <.001 | |||
Respiratory | 10 (18) | 5 (4) | 15 (8) | |
Cardiovascular | 0 (0) | 26 (21) | 26 (15) | |
Endocrine-metabolic | 5 (9) | 12 (10) | 17 (10) | |
Genetic syndromes | 0 (0) | 8 (7) | 8 (4) | |
Surgical | 9 (16) | 5 (4) | 14 (8) | |
Infectious | 11 (20) | 7 (6) | 18 (10) | |
Skeletal-muscle diseases | 13 (24) | 8 (7) | 21 (12) | |
Neurological | 4 (7) | 23 (19) | 27 (15) | |
Haematological, Oncological | 0 (0) | 22 (18) | 22 (12) | |
Renal | 3 (5) | 6 (5) | 9 (5) | |
Ward, No. (%) | <.001 | |||
Medical Ward | 15 (27) | 10 (8) | 25 (14) | |
Specialty Ward | 6 (11) | 55 (45) | 61 (34) | |
Surgical Ward | 13 (24) | 13 (11) | 26 (15) | |
High Dependency Unit | 21 (38) | 44 (36) | 65 (37) | |
Highest BPEWSa, No. (%) | .005 | |||
BPEWS 0-2 | 52 (94) | 86 (70) | 138 (78) | |
BPEWS 3-4 | 1 (2) | 13 (11) | 14 (8) | |
BPEWS 5-6 | 1 (2) | 10 (8) | 11 (6) | |
BPEWS ≥7 | 1 (2) | 13 (11) | 14 (8) | |