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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2010 Dec 18;158(5):831–835.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.10.031

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Kawasaki Disease Trial Subjects by IVIG Retreatment Status. Mean±SD (median) or % unless otherwise specified.

Variable N IVIG Retreated N Not IVIG-
Retreated
p-value*
Age, years 27 3.7±2.5 (3.3) 171 3.2±2.2 (2.8) .30
Age ≤ 1 year 27 7% 171 18% .26
Age < 6 months 27 4% 171 5% 1.00
Male 27 82% 171 60% .033
Hispanic 25 20% 165 18% .78
Race 27 171 .51
  White 48% 102 60%
  Black 26% 30 18%
  Asian 19% 22 13%
  Other/Mixed/Unknown 7% 17 10%
Fever Days prior to Diagnosis 27 6.3±1.6 (6.0) 171 6.6±1.5 (6.0) .34*
Fever Days ≤ 4 27 7% 171 6% .67
Assigned to Steroids 27 44% 171 52% .54
Received Steroids 27 41% 171 52% .41
Baseline Echo Z-Scores
  Proximal RCA 24 1.2±1.3 (0.9) 166 1.2±1.4 (1.0) .96*
  Proximal LAD 26 1.3±1.7 (1.1) 167 1.1±1.5 (1.0) .58*
  Max Z (pRCA, pLAD) 26 1.8±1.7 (1.5) 169 1.6±1.5 (1.4) .69*
  Left Main 26 1.1±1.0 (1.1) 168 0.9±1.1 (0.7) .29*
Baseline Laboratory Values
  C-Reactive Protein, mg/dL 22 12.9±8.3 (14.3) 116 9.2±8.0 (6.8) .06
  C-Reactive Protein ≥ 10 mg/dL 22 59% 116 33% .03
  ESR, mm/hr 25 63±34 162 68±32 .48*
  White blood cell count, 103/mm3 27 12.9±5.0 171 14.0±5.5 .30
  % Neutrophils 26 60±25 (66) 171 55±21 (59) .13
  Neutrophils ≥ 80% 26 23% 171 8% .03
  Hematocrit, % 27 31±5 171 32±3 .18*
  Hemoglobin, g/dL 27 10.6±1.5 171 11.0±2.2 .10*
  Platelets × 104/mm3 27 34.1±9.0 (32.9) 171 40.2±14.7 (39.4) .005*
  Plaletets ≤ 30 × 104/mm3 27 33% 171 23% .34
  Albumin, g/dL 27 2.9±0.6 155 3.4±0.6 .0003*
  IgG, median 25 714 138 687 .54
  IgA, median 25 92 133 82 .98
  IgM, median 25 97 132 110 .65
  ALT, IU/L, median 20 70.0 144 28.5 .06
  AST, IU/L, median 20 39.0 128 34.0 .40
  AST ≥ 100 IU/L 20 10% 128 10% 1.0
  Sodium, mmol/L 19 135±2 124 136±3 .28
  Sodium < 133 mmol/L 19 16% 124 13% .72
  Total bilirubin, mg/dL, median 17 0.9 100 0.3 .12
  Total bilirubin ≥ 0.9 mg/dL 17 53% 100 21% .01
*

p-value for proportions from exact test; p-value for continuous variables from Wilcoxon rank sum test except where noted with an asterisk to indicate t-test N represents the total available sample size for the variable in each group.

IVIG= Intravenous immunoglobulin

RCA= Right coronary artery

LAD= Left anterior descending coronary artery

pRCA= Proximal RCA

pLAD= Proximal LAD

ESR= Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

IgG=Immunoglobulin G

IgA=Immunoglobulin A

IgM=Immunoglobulin M

ALT=Alanine aminotransferase

AST=Aspartate aminotransferase