Table 3.

Clinical outcomes in the included patients, comparing children (<12 years), adolescents (12–17 years), and young adults (18–25 years).

	<12 years (n = 156)	12–17 years (n = 70)	18–25 years (n = 191)	p value
Duration of ventilation, days	3.0 (2.0–6.0)	2.0 (2.0–3.5)	4.0 (2.0–8.2)	0.17
ICU length of stay, days	1.8 (1.0–3.9)	2.4 (1.1–3.5)	3.1 (1.5–5.7)	<0.01
Hospital length of stay, days	4.7 (2.7–8.1)	6.0 (3.8–10.9)	7.9 (5.0–13.3)	<0.001
ICU mortality—no. (%)	5/140 (3.6)	2/66 (3.0)	3/187 (1.6)	0.52
In-hospital mortality—no. (%)	5/128 (3.9)	2/64 (3.1)	5/181 (2.8)	0.92

Data are median (quartile 25%–quartile 75%) or No. (%). Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding.

Abbreviation: ICU: intensive care unit.

Denominators vary due to the presence of missing data.