Table 2.
Characteristics of pediatric vital signs standardization group (N = 143,603)a.
| Age category | Heart rate |
Respiratory rate |
Body temperatureb |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean (beats/min) | SD | N | Mean (breaths/min) | SD | N | Mean (°C) | SD | |
| Neonatec (0–4 weeks) | 2,681 | 153.3 | 19.3 | 2,626 | 42.2 | 9.3 | 2,709 | 37.1 | 0.5 |
| Infant (>4 to <2 years) | 45,418 | 141.8 | 23.0 | 44,707 | 32.1 | 9.3 | 46,121 | 37.5 | 1.0 |
| Toddler and preschool (2 through 5 years) | 43,240 | 121.4 | 22.7 | 42,384 | 24.4 | 6.8 | 43,826 | 37.2 | 0.8 |
| School age child (6 through 12 years) | 34,229 | 100.5 | 20.5 | 33,472 | 21.8 | 5.2 | 34,550 | 37.0 | 0.8 |
| Adolescent and young adult (13 to <18 years) | 16,216 | 88.2 | 18.9 | 15,949 | 19.5 | 4.5 | 16,397 | 36.8 | 0.6 |
aThis represents the number of cases with measurements of body temperature and either (or both) heart rate or respiratory rate.
bTemperatures collected via the axillary route were corrected by adding 0.2°C for neonates, and 0.6°C for all other age categories (18, 27).
cCombines the “newborn” and “neonate” categories as defined by ICCPS (2).