Table 1. Participant characteristics.
| Kawasaki disease (n = 52) | Toxic shock syndrome (n = 20) | Control (n = 53) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 15.5 ± 5.8 | 15.6 ± 5.6 | 14.9 ± 6.1 |
| Sex (male (%)) | 30 (57.7%) | 12 (57.1%) | 26 (48.2%) |
| Height (cm) | 158.7 ± 19.2 | 162.2 ± 19.5 | 155.3 ± 17.1 |
| Weight (kg) | 54.0 ± 18.1 | 59.7 ± 23.3 | 51.1 ± 18.3 |
| Post-pubertala (n %) | 24 (46.2%) | 10 (47.6%) | 20 (37.0%) |
| Age at acute illness (years) | 3.3 ± 3.0 | 8.7 ± 4.5 | N/A |
| Time since acute illness (years) | 12.2 ± 5.8 | 5.9 ± 3.1 | N/A |
| High sensitive CRP (mg/L) | 0.6 (0.3–1.4) | 0.5 (0.3–0.7) | 0.4 (0.2–0.8) |
| Ethnicity (n%) | |||
| Caucasians | 40 (69.8%) | 37 (73.3%) | |
| Asians | 9 (17.0%) | 9 (17.1%) | |
| Others | 7 (13.2%) | 3 (9.6%) |
Mean ± SD for normally distributed data, median (interquartile range) for skewed data
aself-reported Tanner stage 5
CRP = C-reactive protein