Table 1. Baseline characteristics of children and young people with severe cerebral palsy according to subgroups of pneumonia, n = 6356.
| Variables | None | 1~4 days | ≥ 5 days | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 2999 (%) | N = 1222 (%) | N = 2135 (%) | ||
| Agea (Mean ± SD) | 5.8±4.6 | 3.9±3.6 | 3.6±3.9 | <0.001 |
| Gender | 0.001 | |||
| Male | 1691 (56%) | 745 (61%) | 1314 (62%) | |
| Female | 1308 (44%) | 477 (39%) | 821 (38%) | |
| Hospital characteristics | <0.001 | |||
| Medical center | 1751 (58%) | 705 (58%) | 1371 (64%) | |
| Regional/Others | 1248 (42%) | 517 (42%) | 764 (36%) | |
| Region | <0.001 | |||
| North | 1613 (54%) | 568 (46%) | 1005 (49%) | |
| Middle | 612 (20%) | 316 (26%) | 516 (24%) | |
| South/others | 774 (26%) | 338 (28%) | 564 (26%) | |
| Hearing loss | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 276 (9%) | 185 (15%) | 315 (15%) | |
| No | 2723 (91%) | 1037 (85%) | 1820 (85%) | |
| Epilepsy | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 715 (24%) | 540 (44%) | 1086 (51%) | |
| No | 2284 (76%) | 682 (56%) | 1049 (49%) | |
| Asthma | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 120 (4%) | 174 (14%) | 281 (13%) | |
| No | 2879 (96%) | 1048 (86%) | 1854 (87%) | |
| Perinatal complications | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 919 (31%) | 586 (48%) | 1094 (51%) | |
| No | 2080 (69%) | 636 (52%) | 1041 (49%) | |
| CVA | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 266 (9%) | 131 (11%) | 269 (13%) | |
| No | 2733 (91%) | 1091 (89%) | 1866 (87%) | |
| DM | 0.910 | |||
| Yes | 13 (1%) | 6 (1%) | 11 (1%) | |
| No | 2986 (99%) | 1216 (99%) | 2124 (99%) | |
| Intellectual disability | 0.077 | |||
| Yes | 367 (12%) | 177 (15%) | 255 (12%) | |
| No | 2632 (88%) | 1045 (85%) | 1880 (88%) | |
| GERD | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 54 (2%) | 39 (3%) | 127 (6%) | |
| No | 2945 (98%) | 1183 (97%) | 2009 (94%) | |
| Dysphagia | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 30 (1%) | 22 (2%) | 64 (3%) | |
| No | 2969 (99%) | 1200 (98%) | 2071 (97%) | |
| Pressure ulcer | 0.006 | |||
| Yes | 9 (1%) | 1 (0.1%) | 16 (1%) | |
| No | 2990 (99%) | 1221 (99.9%) | 2119 (99%) | |
| Chronic liver disease | 0.025 | |||
| Yes | 14 (1%) | 9 (1%) | 24 (1%) | |
| No | 2985 (99%) | 1213 (99%) | 2111 (99%) |
Abbreviations: SD = standard deviation; CVA = Cerebral Vascular Accident; DM = Diabetes Mellitus; GERD = Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
a Age: The age of newly diagnosed cerebral palsy