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. 2007 Dec 11;8(12):R261. doi: 10.1186/gb-2007-8-12-r261

Table 1.

Characteristics of patients

Cohort 1 (n = 20)* Cohort 2 (n = 64)* Cohort 3 (n = 33)*
Sex 14 male, 6 female 44 male, 20 female 19 male, 14 female
Age in years 3.5 (0.4-12.6) 2.1 (0.35-15.6) 1.7 (0.1-4.5)
Coronary artery status 11 N, 7 D, 2 A 33 N, 22 D, 9 A 26 N, 3 D, 4 A
IVIG response§ 14 R, 4 NR 45 R, 8 NR 22 R, 11 NR
Illness day, acute sample Day 6 (4-12) Day 6 (2-14) Day 5 (3-7)
Illness day, subacute sample Day 20 (12-24)¶ NA NA
Illness day, convalescent sample Day 47 (32-64)¶ NA NA

*Seven individuals were in both cohort 1 and cohort 2; three additional individuals were in both cohort 1 and cohort 3. Data presented as median (range). Arterial diameter determined by echocardiogram. N, normal; D, dilated; A; aneurysm. §R, IVIG responder; NR, IVIG non-responder. Two patients in cohort 1 and 11 in cohort 2 were treated with IVIG after illness day 10 and excluded from analysis of IVIG response. Additional samples were obtained from three patients less than 48 h after treatment with IVIG on illness days 7, 8, and 13; one additional sample was obtained from a fourth patient at a 1-year follow-up. NA, not applicable.