Table 2.
Study Population Characteristics.
| All ages
(N = 2,242) |
1–5 years
(N = 1,597) |
6–18 years
(N = 645) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (median [IQR]) | 3 (2–6) | 2 (1–3) | 8 (7–10) | |
| Gender (M:F) | 53:47 | 51:49 | 58:42 | |
| Body temperature ≥ 38.0°C
at initial assessment (N [%]) |
416 (18.6) | 341 (21.4) | 75 (11.6) | |
| MPIS at initial assessment
(mean [SD]) |
7.1 (3.6) | 7.3 (3.5) | 6.5 (3.7) | |
| Severity of asthma (JPGL) (N [%]) | ||||
| Mild | 862 (38.4) | 591 (37.0) | 271 (42.0) | |
| Moderate | 1,129 (50.4) | 834 (52.2) | 295 (45.7) | |
| Severe | 242 (10.8) | 164 (10.2) | 78 (12.1) | |
| Respiratory failure | 9 (0.4) | 8 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | |
| Disposition (N [%]) | ||||
| Non-admission | 1,576 (70.3) | 1,103 (69.1) | 473 (73.3) | |
| Hospital admission | 666 (29.7) | 494 (30.9) | 172 (26.7) | |
| PICU admission | 8 (1.2) | 5 (1.0) | 3 (1.7) | |
| Outcomes after hospital admission | ||||
| Continuous inhalation required
(N [%]) |
29 (4.3) | 17 (3.4) | 12 (7.0) | |
| Ventilator support required
(N [%]) |
8 (1.2) | 5 (1.0) | 3 (1.7) | |
| Length of oxygen inhalation in days
(median [IQR]) |
3 (2–5) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–5) | |
| Length of hospital stay in days
(median [IQR]) |
5 (4–9) | 5 (4–9) | 6 (4–11) | |
IQR: interquartile range