Table 1.
Epidemiologic and Clinical Characteristics at Admission
| Factor | WHEY Group N=144 |
ZSGM Group N=149 |
|---|---|---|
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| Age in years (median, range) | 7.1 (1–17) | 7.0 (1–17) |
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| Female (%) | 55 | 46 |
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| PELOD (median; range) | 11 (0–40) | 11 (0–50) |
| PRISM (median; range) | 8 (0–34) | 7 (0–31) |
| OFI (median; range) | 2 (0–5) | 2 (0–6) |
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| Immunocompromised (%) | 8 | 9 |
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| Postoperative PICU Admit (%) | 28 | 26 |
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| Primary Diagnosis (%) | ||
| Asthma | 3 | 1 |
| Cancer | 3 | 1 |
| Cardiac Arrest | 3 | 3 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 7 | 5 |
| Pneumonia/Bronchiolitis | 22 | 15 |
| Seizures | 3 | 5 |
| Sepsis | 7 | 8 |
| Shock | 3 | 5 |
| Trauma | 17 | 23 |
| HIV | 0 | 1 |
| Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy | 1 | 1 |
| Intoxication | 1 | 0 |
| Meningitis | 1 | 2 |
| Transplant | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 28 | 29 |
| Chronic Diagnoses (%) | 49 | 48 |
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| Malnutrition (reported as Primary or Secondary Diagnosis) (%) | 1 | 0 |
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| Infection Status at Entry (%) | ||
| Existing Infection | 32 | 37 |
| Existing Sepsis | 33 | 29 |
| No Infection or Sepsis | 35 | 34 |
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| Existing Lymphopenia (ALC ≤ 1,000/mm3) | 40% (N=114) | 37% (N=126) |
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| Baseline Core Laboratory Data (%) | ||
| Zinc Deficiency | 79% (N=138) | 89% (N=141) |
| Prolactin Deficiency | 23% (N=133) | 15% (N=134) |
| Selenium Deficiency | 57% (N=138) | 55% (N=140) |
PELOD – Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction; PRISM – Pediatric Risk of Mortality; OFI-Organ Failure Index; HIE – hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy;