Table 1.
Participant demographic and clinical characteristics.
| Children Demographic Characteristics (n = 43) | n (%) | Parent/Careers Demographic Characteristics (n = 38) | n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Relationship to child | ||
| Female | 20 (47) | Mother | 29 (76) |
| Male | 23 (53) | Father | 7 (18) |
| Age (years) | Carer | 2 (5) | |
| <1 | 3 (7) | Age (years) | |
| 1–5 | 10 (23) | <30 | 7 (19) |
| 6–10 | 9 (21) | 31–40 | 14 (38) |
| 11–15 | 15 (35) | 40–50 | 10 (27) |
| 16–18 | 6 (14) | 51–60 | 6 (16) |
| Demographic location | 60+ | 0 (0) | |
| Metropolitan | 24 (56) | Ancestry | |
| Regional | 19 (44) | European | 23 (61) |
| Referring department | Asian | 4 (11) | |
| Immunology | 21 (49) | Māori | 4 (11) |
| Hematology | 5 (12) | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | 2 (5) |
| Gastroenterology | 5 (12) | Other | 5 (13) |
| Rheumatology | 6 (14) | Employment | |
| Oncology | 5 (12) | Full time | 14 (40) |
| Respiratory | 1 (2) | Part time | 9 (26) |
| Reason for Referral | Not employed | 12 (34) | |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | 9 | Education | |
| Combined immune deficiency | 6 | High school | 11 (31) |
| Immune dysregulation | 6 | Certificate | 10 (29) |
| Autoinflammation | 6 | University or higher | 14 (40) |
| Severe aplastic anaemia/bone marrow failure | 5 | ||
| Susceptibility to atypical infection | 4 | ||
| Evans Syndrome | 3 | ||
| Predominantly antibody deficiency | 2 | ||
| Severe combined immune deficiency | 1 | ||
| Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis | 1 | ||
| Existing patient of QPIAS | |||
| Yes | 14 (33) | ||
| No | 29 (67) | ||
| Results | |||
| Positive | 9 (21) | ||
| Negative | 32 (74) | ||
| VUS | 2 (7) | ||
QPIAS Queensland Paediatric Immunology and Allergy Service.