Table 5.
Health service costs of paediatric febrile illness by sub-group
| Number | Mean | Std. dev | 95% CI | Median | IQR | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||||
| 0–3 months | 129 | £1000.28 | £1469.98 | £82.39–£2993.37 | £76.65 | £1834.10 | |
| 3–6 months | 281 | £522.33 | £1737.66 | £122.08–£2123.51 | £53.63 | £55.70 | |
| 6–12 months | 1041 | £205.28 | £585.18 | £28.26–£734.39 | £51.29 | £21.50 | |
| 1–3 years | 2498 | £190.44 | £594.95 | £13.22–£643.89 | £51.64 | £21.60 | |
| 3–6 years | 1547 | £158.97 | £501.82 | £20.43–£1596.43 | £51.29 | £19.80 | p = 0.0001 |
| 6–10 years | 707 | £165.92 | £485.04 | £11.14–£843.02 | £52.98 | £20.70 | |
| 10–16 years | 315 | £408.32 | £1030.12 | £44.97–£2188.27 | £55.55 | £40.90 | |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 3482 | £210.17 | £600.23 | £38.45–£818.68 | £51.29 | £21.50 | |
| Female | 3036 | £238.90 | £835.77 | £14.13–£924.63 | £53.16 | £23.10 | p = 0.0001 |
| NICE NG51 heart rate red flag [27] | |||||||
| Yes | 2797 | £259.40 | £848.10 | £21.76–£1015.89 | £54.03 | £24.60 | p = 0.0001 |
| No | 3721 | £196.59 | £604.38 | £18.36–£699.74 | £50.87 | £20.30 | |
| NICE NG51 respiratory rate red flag [27] | |||||||
| Yes | 394 | £493.92 | £1035.52 | £89.16–£2011.32 | £66.67 | £70.45 | |
| No | 6124 | £206.15 | £691.06 | £23.71–£737.44 | £51.29 | £21.50 | p = 0.0001 |
| Clinical grade | |||||||
| APNP | 178 | £109.52 | £312.67 | £12.74–£741,65 | £48.01 | £21.80 | |
| Consultant | 521 | £315.13 | £1344.91 | £25.76–£1536.36 | £73.23 | £40.70 | p = 0.0001 |
| FY 1 and 2 | 59 | £731.78 | £913.38 | £97.91–£1125.77 | £327.98 | £49.90 | |
| Registrar | 1437 | £255.40 | £702.86 | £19.40–£1045.91 | £54.49 | £23.80 | |
| ST1-3 | 4323 | £199.68 | £615.00 | £12.51–£721.02 | £49.77 | £28.05 | |
| Afterhours | |||||||
| Yes | 5798 | £222.22 | £726.36 | £14.77–£776.64 | £51.92 | £22.40 | |
| No | 720 | £234.19 | £664.61 | £11.96–£913.33 | £51.65 | £22.00 | p = 0.0018 |
| MTS classification | |||||||
| Green | 3098 | £121.78 | £390.33 | £15.81 - £400.93 | £49.43 | £19.05 | |
| Yellow | 579 | £424.43 | £1027.90 | £340.69–£508.17 | £63.10 | £557.35 | |
| Yellow/red | 10 | £85.71 | £95.24 | £71.73–£99.42 | £52.33 | £16.50 | p = 0.0001 |
| Orange | 1112 | £487.16 | £1209.15 | £416.08–£558.24 | £68.86 | £77.05 | |
| Orange/red | 1502 | £152.13 | £491.60 | £123.44–£170.56 | £51.84 | £17.20 | |
| Red | 26 | £549.42 | £813.99 | £236.47–£862.35 | £76.88 | £1165.85 | |
| Not recorded | 191 | £292.01 | £966.43 | £154.93–£429.09 | £50.87 | £20.40 | |
| Final diagnosis | |||||||
| Bacterial infection/syndrome | 460 | £988.19 | £1781.97 | £86.89–£2971.08 | £77.95 | £1757.35 | |
| Viral infection/syndrome | 1595 | £294.52 | £797.43 | £18.92–£1082.33 | £51.64 | £24.25 | |
| Inflammatory infection/syndrome | 74 | £582.58 | £1302.26 | £37.60–£1516.05 | £63.44 | £1140.65 | p = 0.0001 |
| Other or trivial infection | 130 | £390.06 | £786.27 | £22.34–£1243.30 | £64.04 | £187.15 | |
| Unknown cause | 4259 | £103.06 | £286.52 | £12.40–633.87 | £51.29 | £18.60 | |
*Kruskal-Wallis test