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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 4.

Distribution of Kobayashi, Egami, and Sano Risk Scores by IVIG Retreatment Status in Subjects who did not Receive Steroid Therapy

All IVIG-Retreated Not IVIG-
Retreated
p-value*
N 62 9 53
Kobayashi Score 1.7±1.6 2.4±1.9 1.5±1.6 0.14
Median score (IQR) 1.0 (0, 3.0) 2.0 (1.0, 4.0) 1.0 (0, 3.0)
Kobayashi Score 0.40, 0.12
  0 29% 11% (1) 32% (17)
  1 31% 33% (3) 30% (16)
  2 11% 11% (1) 11% (6)
  3 13% 11% (1) 13% (7)
  4 8% 11% (1) 8% (4)
  5 7% 22% (2) 4% (2)
  6 2% 0.0% 2% (1)
Low Risk (0–3) 84% 67% 87% (specificity)
High Risk (≥ 4) 16% 33% (sensitivity) 13%

N 78 12 66
Egami Score 1.3±1.3 2.1±1.2 1.1±1.3 0.01
Median score (IQR) 1.0 (0, 2.0) 2.0 (1.5, 3.0) 1.0 (0, 1.0)
Egami Score 0.01, 0.02
  0 35% 17% (2) 38% (25)
  1 33% 8% (1) 38% (25)
  2 13% 33% (4) 9% (6)
  3 13% 33% (4) 9% (16)
  4 4% 8% (1) 3% (2)
  5 3% 0% 3% (2)
Low Risk (0–2) 81% 58% 85% (specificity)
High Risk (≥ 3) 19% 42% (sensitivity) 15%

N 56 10 46
Sano Score 0.9±0.8 1.5±0.7 0.8±0.8 0.03
Median score (IQR) 1.0 (0, 1.0) 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) 1.0 (0, 1.0)
Sano Score 0.03, 0.01
  0 32% 0% 39% (18)
  1 48% 60% (6) 46% (21)
  2 16% 30% (4) 13% (6)
  3 4% 10% (1) 2% (1)
Low Risk (0–1) 80% 60% 85% (specificity)
High Risk (2–3) 20% 40% (sensitivity) 15%
*

Wilcoxon rank sum test p-value for continuous score; Exact test and Mantel-Haenszel test for linear trend p-value for categorical distribution

Mean±standard deviation

IQR = Interquartile range