Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the pediatric patients (n = 1958)

Socio-demographic Characteristics	Male	%	Female	%	Total	%	P-value
Gender	1076	54.95	882	45.05	1958	100	0.95
Ethnicity
Chinese	661	33.76	538	27.48	1199	61.24	0.40
Malay	199	10.16	146	7.46	345	17.62
Indian	90	4.60	90	4.60	180	9.19
Others	126	6.44	108	5.52	234	11.95
Age (in years)
< 1	32	1.63	19	0.97	51	2.60	0.13
1–2	142	7.25	121	6.18	263	13.43
3–5	231	11.80	154	7.87	385	19.66
6–11	369	18.85	313	15.99	682	34.83
12–18	302	15.42	275	14.04	577	29.47
Weight (in Kilogram)
< 10	57	2.91	46	2.35	103	5.26	0.000*
10–20	322	16.45	243	12.41	565	28.86
20–30	164	8.38	147	7.51	311	15.88
30–40	70	3.58	73	3.73	143	7.30
40–50	48	2.45	79	4.03	127	6.49
> 50	120	6.13	68	3.47	188	9.60
Unknown Weight	295	15.07	226	11.54	521	26.61
Allergy Status
Yes	69	57.50	51	42.50	120	6.13	0.56
No	1007	54.79	831	45.21	1838	93.87
Concomitant Medical Condition
Yes	244	57.14	183	42.86	427	21.81	0.30
No	832	54.34	699	45.66	1531	78.19