Table 5. Comparison of Clinical Characteristics Between Children and Adolescents Who Were Hospitalized vs Not Hospitalized.
| Age and sex | No. of children and adolescents (N = 207) | No. (%) of hospitalized children and adolescents | %TGW, mean (SD) | BMI z score, mean (SD) | DOS, mean (SD), mo | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalized | Nonhospitalized | Hospitalized | Nonhospitalized | Hospitalized | Nonhospitalized | |||
| 5-9 y | ||||||||
| Male | 16 | 1 (6.3) | NA | 97.4 (15.2) | 0.38 (NA) | –0.43 (1.10) | 1.0 (NA) | 55.6 (24.9) |
| Female | 14 | 3 (21.4) | 89.9 (10.3) | 85.5 (11.6) | –0.88 (0.63) | –0.60 (0.91) | 16.0 (25.2) | 24.1 (26.5) |
| 10-14 y | ||||||||
| Male | 45 | 17 (37.8) | 76.3 (11.3) | 88.9 (9.1) | –2.31 (1.50) | –1.38 (1.90) | 35.1 (49.0) | 53.7 (35.2) |
| Female | 87 | 38 (43.7) | 81.8 (10.4) | 84.9 (8.0) | –1.99 (1.30) | –1.77 (1.20) | 34.1 (41.3) | 32.4 (37.0) |
| 15-18 y | ||||||||
| Male | 19 | 10 (52.6) | 79.9 (12.2) | 85.4 (7.5) | –1.65 (1.90) | –1.99 (1.20) | 21.9 (11.6) | 23.2 (42.5) |
| Female | 26 | 15 (57.7) | 80.8 (9.7) | 85.8 (11.5) | –2.06 (1.10) | –1.65 (1.04) | 20.7 (25.0) | 38.7 (40.1) |
| Total | 207 | 84 (40.6) | 80.8 (10.7) | 87.5 (10.5) | –1.96 (1.40) | –1.44 (1.40) | 29.1 (37.0) | 39.4 (37.0) |
| Difference between nonhospitalized vs hospitalized individuals, mean (95% CI) | NA | NA | 6.7 (3.5 to 10) | 0.5 (0.1 to 0.9) | 10.3 (–0.9 to 21.4) | |||
| P value | NA | NA | <.001 | .01 | .07 | |||
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DOS, duration of symptoms; NA, not applicable; %TGW, percentage of treatment goal weight.