Table 1.

Comparison of admission characteristics by sample

	Contemporary sample n = 406	Historical sample n = 475	p value
Male	221 (54.4)	284 (59.8)	0.109
Age (months)	19.5 (5 - 77)	21.5 (6 - 75)	0.533
Weight (kg)	9.6 (6.3-22)	10.9 (6.5 - 20)	0.696
Height (cm)	79.5 (63 - 115)	82 (64 - 114)	0.448
Malnutrition according to BMI/A	64 (15.8)	101 (21.3)	0.037*
PIM 2	14 (4-38)	11 (4-34)	0.226
Clinical patient	232 (57.1)	303 (63.8)	0.044*

BMI/A - body mass index-for-age; PIM - Pediatric Index of Mortality.

^*Significant difference. The results are expressed as n (%) and medians (interquartile ranges).