Table 2. The 2829 diseased siblings divided into deaths and survivors by disease status of the adoptee (95 adoptees deaths with infections, 827 diseased adoptees and 698 not diseased adoptees).

Siblings		Deaths	Survivors	Median age (range)1
Full siblings	Adoptee died with infection	5	16
	Adoptee diseased	16	187
	Adoptee not diseased	9	139	53	(17–70)
Paternal half siblings	Adoptee died with infection	4	68
	Adoptee diseased	28	505
	Adoptee not diseased	25	404	49	(17–70)
Maternal half siblings	Adoptee died with infection	3	67
	Adoptee diseased	30	490
	Adoptee not diseased	18	471	49	(16–70)
Adoptive siblings	Adoptee died with infection	1	21
	Adoptee diseased	16	174
	Adoptee not diseased	10	122	51	(18–70)
In total		165	2664

¹Age at admission with infection.