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. 2022 Mar 14;37(5):410–415. doi: 10.1177/08830738221086863

Table 1.

Patient Characteristics (N = 44).a

Characteristic Febrile Convulsions and COVID-19 (U07.1) Diagnosed Pediatric Subjects
Age, y median (25th, 75th %ile) 1.5 (1, 2)
Sex
 Male 22 (50)
 Female 22 (50)
Race
 American Indian or Alaska Native 1 (2.3)
 Asian 2 (4.5)
 Black or African American 6 (13.6)
 White 12 (27.3)
 Unknown 23 (52.3)
Ethnicity
 Hispanic or Latino 13 (29.5)
 Not Hispanic or Latino 24 (54.5)
 Unknown 7 (15.9)
Number of deaths 0 (0.0)
Type of febrile convulsion
 Simple 30 (68.2)
 Complex 14 (31.8)
Maximum temperature, °C, median (25th, 75th %ile) b 39 (38.0,39.4)
Encounter type c
 Ambulatory 2 (4.5)
 Emergency 15 (34.1)
 Inpatient 6 (13.6)
 Unknown 29 (65.9)
Presence of selected non-neurologic categories at time of febrile convulsion d
 Diseases of the circulatory system 1 (2.3)
 Diseases of the respiratory system 6 (13.6)
 Mental, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorders 2 (4.5)
 Sepsis 3 (6.8)
 Status epilepticus 3 (6.8)
Specific reported viral testing and presence
 Adenovirus 0 (0.0)
 Herpes simplex virus 0 (0.0)
 Human coronavirus (non–COVID-19) 0 (0.0)
 Human metapneumovirus 0 (0.0)
 Parainfluenza 0 (0.0)
 Respiratory syncytial virus 0 (0.0)
 Rhinovirus/enterovirus 0 (0.0)
Other selected potential fever-producing infectious diseases reported via diagnostic codes at time of febrile convulsion d
 Enterovirus 1 (2.3)
 Otitis media 4 (9.1)
 Pneumonia 1 (2.3)
 Unspecified viral 7 (15.9)
 Urinary tract infection 3 (6.8)
a

Unless otherwise noted, values are n (%).

b

Temperature available for 11 unique subjects.

c

Seven subjects had more than 1 encounter listed. Two subjects did not have an encounter reported on day of febrile seizure and COVID-19 diagnosis.

d

See Supplementary Table 1 for diagnosis details.