TABLE 1.
Demographics, clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of Paediatric Patients with COVID‐19
| Age |
0–9years N = 365 |
10–18years N = 667 |
0–18years N = 1032 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex‐Female n (%) | 191 (52.3) | 306 (45.8) | 496 (48.1) |
| Socio‐economic status n (%) n = 1029 a | |||
| 1–3 | 125 (34.2) | 230 (34.5) | 355 34.4) |
| 4–6 | 169 (46.3) | 333 (50) | 502 (48.6) |
| 7–10 | 68 (18.6) | 104 (15.5) | 172 (16.6) |
| Households members per family n (%)n = 830 b | |||
| 5 or less | 140 (44.9) | 129 (24.9) | 269 (32.4) |
| More than 5 | 172 (55.1) | 389 (75.1) | 561(67.6) |
| Residential community n (%) c | |||
| Ultraorthodox Jews | 175 (47.9) | 397 (59.6) | 572 (55.5) |
| Non Ultraorthodox Jews | 156 (42.7) | 218 (32.6) | 374 (36.2) |
| Arabs | 34 (9.3) | 52 (7.8) | 86 (8.3) |
Comparison between patients according to age groups using a chi‐square test. Chi‐square test was performed when n in both groups was 5 or more.
a
p < 0.001.
b
p < 0.05.
c
Residential area socio‐economic status on a scale from 1 (lowest) to 10.