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. 2022 Apr 29;38(1):181–191. doi: 10.1007/s00467-022-05588-0

Table 2.

Demographic, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of children and adolescents with kidney diseases and laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 (n = 290)

Overall (%)
290 (100)
Nephrotic syndrome
25 (8.6)
KTRs (%)
25 (8.6)
CAKUT (%)
12 (4.1)
CKD (%)
81 (27.9)
Non-specified (%)
147 (50.7)
P
Age (years)

  Median (Interquartile range)

  Mean (SD)

10.7 (3.7–16.4)

10.3 (6.5)

10.1 (3.1–16.1)

10.0 (6.5)

14.4 (10.4–17.5)

14.0 (4.4)

2.2 (0.9–10.9)

6.1 (6.5)

7.2 (1.1–15.3)

8.3 (6.9)

12.0 (6.0–12.5)

11.2 (6.1)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

Age group (years)

  0.0–1.9

  2.0–9.9

  10–19.9

48 (16.6)

89 (30.7)

153 (52.8)

4 (16.0)

8 (32.0)

13 (52.0)

0 (0.0)

5 (20.0)

20 (80.0)

5 (41.7)

4 (33.3)

3 (25.0)

26 (32.1)

22 (27.2)

33 (40.7)

13 (8.8)

50 (34.0)

84 (57.1)

 < 0.001
Gender (n = 21,573)

  Female

  Male

144 (49.7)

146 (50.3)

12 (48)

13 (52)

18 (72)

7 (28)

3 (25)

9 (75)

40 (49.4)

41 (50.6)

71 (48.3)

76 (51.7)

0.09
Wave

  First

  Second

179 (61.7)

111 (38.3)

14 (56)

11 (44)

15 (60)

10 (40)

9 (75)

3 (25)

48 (59.3)

33 (40.7)

93 (63.3)

54 (36.7)

0.80
Region

  Southeast

  South

  Central-West

  Northeast

  North

126 (43.4)

27 (9.3)

25 (8.6)

79 (27.2)

33 (11.4)

9 (36)

3 (12)

3 (12)

6 (24)

4 (16)

20 (80)

1 (4)

2 (8)

2 (8)

0 (0)

4 (33.3)

1 (8.3)

2 (16.7)

4 (33.3)

1 (8.3)

36 (44.4)

3 (3.7)

7 (8.6)

26 (32.0)

9 (11.1)

57 (38.8)

19 (12.9)

11 (7.5)

41 (27.9)

19 (12.9)

0.08
Ethnicity

  White

  Non-White

114 (39.3)

176 (60.7)

10 (40.0)

15 (60.0)

18 (72.0)

7 (28.0)

8 (66.7)

4 (33.3)

25 (30.9)

56 (69.1)

53 (36.0)

94 (63.4)

0.001
Signs and symptoms at baseline

  Fever

  Cough

  Respiratory distress

  Dyspnea

  Oxygen saturation < 95%

  Odynophagia

  Diarrhea

  Vomit

  Abdominal pain

174 (60.0)

145 (50.0)

126 (43.4)

136 (46.9)

136 (46.9)

38 (13.1)

53 (18.3)

52 (17.9)

19 (6.6)

15 (60)

15 (60)

9 (36)

11 (44.0)

13 (52.0)

3 (12.0)

5 (20.0)

2 (8.0)

2 (8.0)

17 (68.0)

9 (36.0)

2 (8.0)

6 (24.0)

9 (36.0)

2 (8.0)

5 (20.0)

6 (24.0)

3 (12.0)

9 (75.0)

6 (50.0)

5 (41.7)

6 (50.0)

4 (33.3)

1 (8.3)

7 (58.3)

3 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

59 (72.8)

36 (44.4)

43 (53.1)

40 (49.4)

40 (49.4)

10 (12.3)

11 (13.6)

18 (22.2)

8 (9.9)

74 (50.3)

79 (53.7)

67(45.6)

73 (49.7)

70 (47.6)

22 (15.0)

25 (17.0)

23 (15.6)

6 (4.1)

0.011

0.31

0.002

0.196

0.632

0.857

0.006

0.374

0.281

Number of comorbidities

  1

  2

  3

148 (51.0)

94 (32.4)

48 (16.6)

19 (76.0)

4 (16.0)

2 (8.0)

1 (4.0)

10 (40.0)

14 (56.0)

10 (83.3)

1 (8.3)

1 (8.3)

46 (56.8)

17 (21.0)

18 (22.2)

72 (49.0)

62 (42.2)

13 (8.8)

0.001
ICU admission (n = 272)

  Yes

  No

120 (44.1)

152 (55.9)

10 (41.7)

14 (58.3)

9 (36.0)

16 (64.0)

3 (27.3)

8 (72.7)

41 (55.4)

33 (44.6)

57 (41.3)

81 (58.7)

0.14
Ventilatory support (n = 275)

  None

  Non-invasive

  Invasive

127 (46.2)

85 (30.9)

63 (22.9)

7 (31.8)

10 (45.5)

5 (22.7)

14 (58.3)

7 (29.2)

3 (12.5)

7 (58.3)

4 (33.3)

1 (8.3)

27 (35.1)

20 (26.0)

30 (39.0)

72 (51.4)

44 (31.4)

24 (17.1)

0.01
Death

  Yes

  No

59 (20.3)

231 (79.7)

7 (28.0)

18 (72.0)

3 (12.0)

22 (88.0)

0 (0.0)

12 (100.0)

25 (30.9)

56 (69.1)

24 (16.3)

123 (83.7)

0.017

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