Table 2.
Admission Characteristics by Treatment Received and Immune Status: Immune Competent Without Lymphopenia.
| Characteristic | WHEY (n = 60) | ZSGM (n = 74) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median (range), y | 5.1 (1–18) | 5.2 (1–18) | .53a |
| Female (%) | 58 | 39 | .03b |
| Weight-for-age percentile, median (range) | 34 (0–100) n = 54 | 52 (0–100) n = 71 | .15a |
| Height-for-age percentile, median (range) | 13 (0–100) | 46 (0–100) | .07a |
| BMI-for-age percentile, median (range) | 72 (0–100) | 64 (0–100) | .47a |
| PELOD, median (range) | 11 (0–31) | 11 (1–50) | .55a |
| PRISM, median (range) | 8 (0–27) | 7 (0–31) | .87a |
| OFI, median (range) | 2 (0–5) | 2 (0–6) | .78a |
| Postoperative PICU admit, % | 22 | 27 | .47b |
| Primary diagnosis, % | .04c | ||
| Asthma | 2 | 0 | |
| Cardiac arrest | 2 | 4 | |
| Cardiovascular disease—acquired | 0 | 1 | |
| Cardiovascular disease—congenital | 5 | 4 | |
| Drug overdose | 2 | 0 | |
| Meningitis | 2 | 1 | |
| Pneumonia/bronchiolitis | 33 | 16 | |
| Seizures | 2 | 5 | |
| Sepsis | 8 | 7 | |
| Shock | 5 | 0 | |
| Trauma | 12 | 30 | |
| Other | 28 | 31 | |
| Chronic diagnoses, % | 48 | 45 | .67b |
| Infection status at entry, % | .055b | ||
| Existing infection | 43 | 39 | |
| Existing sepsis | 37 | 23 | |
| No infection or sepsis | 20 | 38 |
BMI, body mass index; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; OFI, Organ Failure Index; PELOD, Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction score; PICU, pediatric intensive care unit; PRISM, Pediatric Risk of Mortality; WHEY, whey protein powder and intravenous saline group; ZSGM, zinc, selenium, glutamine, and metoclopramide group.
a
P value is based on the Wilcoxon rank-sum test for continuous/ordinal characteristics.
b
P value is based on the Pearson X test for categorical characteristics.
c
P value is based on the Fisher exact test for categorical characteristics.