Table 1.
Demographic characteristics for the selected patients, stratified by presence/absence of Kawasaki disease from 1997 to 2005 (n = 3,378).
| Patients with Kawasaki Disease (n = 563) | Patients without Kawasaki Disease (n = 2,815) | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | N | % | ||
| Gender Male | 341 | 60.6 | 1,705 | 60.6 | 1 |
| Follow-up, year, mean (SD) | 4.99 | 0.26 | 5.00 | 0.09 | 0.20 |
| Urbanization level | |||||
| 1 (most urbanized) | 180 | 32.0 | 950 | 33.7 | |
| 2 | 170 | 30.2 | 713 | 25.3 | 0.11 |
| 3 | 91 | 16.2 | 469 | 16.7 | |
| 4 (least urbanized) | 122 | 21.7 | 683 | 24.3 | |
| Geographic region | |||||
| North | 284 | 50.4 | 1,352 | 48.0 | |
| Central | 163 | 29.0 | 741 | 26.3 | 0.08 |
| South | 98 | 17.4 | 593 | 21.1 | |
| Eastern | 18 | 3.2 | 129 | 4.6 | |
| n | % | N | % | ||
| Bronchial Asthma | |||||
| Yes | 290 | 51.5 | 1,079 | 38.3 | <0.001 |
| No | 273 | 48.5 | 1,736 | 61.7 | |
| Atopic dermatitis | |||||
| Yes | 436 | 77.4 | 2,037 | 72.4 | 0.01 |
| No | 127 | 22.6 | 778 | 27.6 | |
| Allergic rhinitis | |||||
| Yes | 417 | 74.1 | 1,761 | 62.6 | <0.001 |
| No | 146 | 25.9 | 1,054 | 37.4 | |