Table 2.
Association between patient characteristics and death during hospitalization
| Characteristic | Total | Dead | Alive | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Glucose | < 0.001 | |||
| < 65mg/dL | 54 (9.8) | 16 (29.6) | 38 (70.4) | |
| (< 3.61mmol/L) | ||||
| 66 - 100mg/dL | 182 (33.0) | 22 (12.1) | 160 (87.9) | |
| (3.66 - 5.55mmol/L) | ||||
| 101 - 199mg/dL | 270 (48.9) | 36 (13.3) | 234 (86.7) | |
| (5.61 - 11.04mmol/L) | ||||
| > 200mg/dL | 46 (8.3) | 18 (39.1) | 28 (80.9) | |
| (> 11.1mmol/L) | ||||
| Age* | 0.330 | |||
| 1 - 6 months | 163 (29.5) | 35 (21.5) | 128 (78.5) | |
| 7 - 12 months | 66 (12.0) | 12 (18.1) | 54 (81.8) | |
| 1 - 5 years | 160 (29.0) | 21 (13.1) | 139 (86.9) | |
| 6 - 15 years | 141 (25.5) | 21 (14.9) | 120 (85.1) | |
| 15 - 18 years | 22 (4.0) | 3 (13.6) | 19 (83.6) | |
| Sex | 0.790 | |||
| Male | 289 (52.4) | 47 (16.3) | 242 (83.7) | |
| Female | 263 (47.6) | 45 (17.1) | 218 (82.9) | |
| Diagnoses upon admission | < 0.001 | |||
| Respiratory | 128 (23.1) | 26 (20.3) | 102 (79.7) | |
| Infectious | 97 (17.6) | 29 (29.9) | 68 (70.1) | |
| Noncardiovascular surgery | 213 (38.6) | 11 (5.1) | 202 (94.8) | |
| Neurological | 37 (6.7) | 5 (13.5) | 32 (86.4) | |
| Others | 77 (14.0) | 21 (27.2) | 56 (72.7) | |
| Nutritional status* | 0.009 | |||
| Obesity | 4 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 4 (100.0) | |
| Malnutrition | 114 (20.6) | 33 (29.0) | 81 (71.0) | |
| Eutrophic | 434 (78.6) | 59 (16.6) | 375 (83.4) | |
| Mechanical ventilation* | < 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 462 (83.5) | 89 (19.3) | 373 (80.7) | |
| No | 90 (16.5) | 3 (3.3) | 87 (96.7) | |
| Parenteral nutrition | 0.101 | |||
| Yes | 78 (14.1) | 18 (23.1) | 60 (76.9) | |
| No | 474 (85.9) | 74 (15.6) | 400 (84.4) | |
| Infection in the PICU | 0.006 | |||
| Yes | 95 (17.2) | 25 (26.3) | 70 (73.7) | |
| No | 457 (82.8) | 67 (14.7) | 390 (85.3) |
PICU - pediatric intensive care unit.
*
Fisher’s exact test.