Table 4. Distribution of diagnostic groups among the patients with a highest Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS) ≥3 compared to the patients with a highest PEWS of 0−2.

	PEWS ≥3	PEWS 0–2	p-value	Total
Injury*	3/123 (2.4%)	89/638 (13.9%)	<0.001	92/761 (12.1%)
Congenital cardiovascular disease*	5/123 (4.1%)	5/638 (0.8%)	<0.001	10/761 (1.3%)
Acquired cardiovascular disease*	4/123 (3.3%)	11/683 (1.6%)	<0.001	15/761 (2.0%)
Neurological disease*	8/123 (17.9%)	100/638 (11.8%)	0.007	108/761 (14.2%)
Renal disease including urinary tract infection*	3/123 (2.4%)	23/638 (3.6%)	<0.001	26/761 (3.4%)
Gastrointestinal disease*	15/123 (12.2%)	142/638 (22.3%)	0.011	157/761 (20.6%)
Respiratory, upper airway disease*	9/123 (7.3%)	71/638 (11.1%)	<0.001	80/761 (10.5%)
Respiratory, lower airway disease*	57/123 (46.4%)	54/638 (8.5%)	<0.001	111/761 (14.6%)
‘Other infection’*	8/123 (6.5%)	53/638 (8.3%)	<0.001	61/761 (8.0%)
Miscellaneous including dehydration and diabetes ketoacidosis	11/123 (8.9%)	90/638 (14.1%)	0.15	82/761 (10.8%)

p<0.05 is considered a significant difference (marked with *).