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. 2021 Jan 25;2020:1345–1353.

Table 1.

Characteristics of clusters by age group

Critically Ill Children Cohort 1
Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3 Cluster 4
Total, No. (%) 2,162 (68) 583 (18) 203 (6) 232 (7)
Max. pSOFA subscores, median (IQR)
 Respiratory 3 (3-4) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0)
 Coagulation 0 (0-1) 3 (2-4) 1 (0-2) 0 (0-0)
 Hepatic 0 (0-0) 0 (0-2) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-2)
 Cardiovascular 1 (1-2) 1 (1-3) 1 (1-2) 2 (1-3)
 Neurologic 3 (2-3) 2 (1-2) 2 (1-2) 3 (2-3)
 Renal 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 4 (3-4) 0 (0-0)
Critically Ill Children Cohort 2
Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3 Cluster 4
Total, No. (%) 1,811 (86) 113 (5) 133 (6) 60 (3)
Max. pSOFA subscores, median (IQR)
 Respiratory 3 (2-4) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0)
 Coagulation 0 (0-1) 3 (2-3) 0 (0-2) 0 (0-0)
 Hepatic 0 (0-0) 2 (0-2) 0 (0-0) 2 (2-3)
 Cardiovascular 1 (1-1) 1 (1-3) 1 (0-1) 1 (1-1)
 Neurologic 4 (3-4) 0 (0-1) 1 (0-2) 2 (1-4)
 Renal 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) 3 (2-4) 1 (0-2)
Critically Ill Young and Middle-Aged Adult Cohort
Cluster 1 Cluster 2 Cluster 3 -
Total, No. (%) 4,635 (87) 361 (7) 324 (6) -
Max. SOFA subscores, median (IQR)
 Respiratory 3 (2-3) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0) -
 Coagulation 1 (0-2) 2 (2-3) 2 (0-2) -
 Hepatic 0 (0-1) 2 (2-3) 0 (0-2) -
 Cardiovascular 1 (1-3) 1 (1-3) 1 (1-2) -
 Neurologic 4 (3-4) 0 (0-1) 0 (0-1) -
 Renal 0 (0-1) 0 (0-1) 4 (2-4) -

Abbreviations: SOFA, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; pSOFA, pediatric Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; IQR, interquartile range.