Table 1.
Comparison of demographics between age groups (n = 401).
| Variable | Group I | Group II | Group III | Group IV | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (0–<18y) | (18–<50y) | (50y–60y) | (>60y) | |||
| n = 16 | n = 309 | n = 51 | n = 25 | |||
| Age | 10.5 (1.5−16) | 34 (29−41) | 53 (51−56) | 66 (61−76) | <0.0001 | |
| Median (IQR); Range | 7mon–17y | 19–49y | 50–58y | 60–88y | ||
| Gender | Male | 15 (93.8%) | 250 (80.9%) | 38 (74.5%) | 18 (72%) | 0.26 |
| Female | 1 (6.3%) | 59 (19.1%) | 13 (25.5%) | 7 (28%) | ||
| Smoking | Non-smoker | 16 (100%) | 282 (91.3%) | 49 (96%) | 23 (92%) | <0.0001 |
| Smoker | – | 21 (6.8%) | 2 (4%) | 2 (8%) | ||
| Former smoker | – | 6 (1.9%) | – | – | ||
| Description of Hospital Stay | Still | 13 (81.3%) | 241 (78%) | 44 (86.3%) | 17 (68%) | 0.321 |
| Transferred | 1 (6.3%) | 14 (4.5%) | 0 | 3 (12%) | ||
| Discharged | 2 (12.5%) | 54 (17.5%) | 7 (13.7%) | 5 (20%) | ||
| Hospital Length of Stay (transferred/discharged) | 5 | 9.5 (8−16.75) | 20 (11−24) | 12 (7.75–16.75) | 0.027 | |
| Severity | Mild | 10 (62.5%) | 171 (55.3%) | 40 (78.4%) | 20 (80%) | 0.003 |
| Moderate | 6 (37.5%) | 138 (44.7%) | 11 (21.6%) | 5 (20%) | ||
Frequencies & Percentages are given for categorical data; Median (IQR) for non-normally distributed data. A p-value of <0.05 is considered significant.
The bold values are the significant p-values that are <0.05.