Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of children administered BPG for RHD prophylaxis; N = 18

Age (years), median (range)	14.1 (7.9–17.7)
Male, n (%)	8 (44)
Weight (kg), median (range)	62.9 (29.9–149)
Height (m), median (range)	1.61 (1.36–2.05)
BMI (kg/m2), median (range)	23.6 (16.2–44.4)
BMI ≥25 kg/m2, n (%)	8 (44)
Haemoglobin (g/L), median (range)	127 (100–156)
Ethnicity, n
Aboriginal	14
Māori	2
Samoan	2