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. 2022 Aug 6;22:100481. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100481

Table 4.

Performances of the Kawanet, abnormal initial echocardiography and modified-Kawanet score among different cohorts, ethnicities and patient characteristics, N=363.

Cohort Score Need for second-line treatment
AUC Sensitivity Specificity
Italian cohort, N=177 Kawanet scorea (NA=23) 0.55 30% 76%
Abnormal initial echocardiographyb (NA=4) 0.68 65% 70%
Kawanet score + abnormal initial echocardiographya,b (NA=27) 0.72 80% 53%
French cohort, N=186 Kawanet scorea 0.62 52% 69%
Abnormal initial echocardiographyb 0.68 48% 87%
Kawanet score + abnormal initial echocardiographya,b 0.70 74% 55%
European ethnicity, N=183 Kawanet scorea (NA=17) 0.60 36% 78%
Abnormal initial echocardiographyb (NA=4) 0.69 64% 74%
Kawanet score + abnormal initial echocardiographya,b (NA=21) 0.73 80% 56%
African/Afro-Caribbean ethnicity, N=110 Kawanet scorea (NA=2) 0.60 53% 66%
Abnormal initial echocardiographyb 0.66 47% 86%
Kawanet score + abnormal initial echocardiographya,b (NA=2) 0.65 65% 51%
Asian ethnicity, N=37 Kawanet scorea 0.69 75% 67%
Abnormal initial echocardiographyb 0.70 50% 90%
Kawanet score + abnormal initial echocardiographya,b 0.85 100% 61%
Complete KD, n=227 Kawanet scorea (NA=13) 0.58 44% 67%
Abnormal initial echocardiographyb (NA=4) 0.66 47% 84%
Kawanet score + abnormal initial echocardiographya,b (NA=17) 0.70 76% 49%
Incomplete KD, n=136 Kawanet scorea (NA=10) 0.62 41% 80%
Abnormal initial echocardiographyb 0.72 71% 73%
Kawanet score + abnormal initial echocardiographya,b (NA=10) 0.71 88% 47%
Male, n=222 Kawanet scorea (NA=12) 0.54 42% 68%
Abnormal initial echocardiographyb (NA=2) 0.70 61% 79%
Kawanet score + abnormal initial echocardiographya,b (NA=14) 0.67 78% 47%
Female, n=141 Kawanet scorea (NA=11) 0.70 47% 77%
Abnormal initial echocardiographyb (NA=2) 0.60 40% 81%
Kawanet score + abnormal initial echocardiographya,b (NA=13) 0.78 87% 51%
age <4 years, n=291 Kawanet scorea (NA=17) 0.59 39% 77%
Abnormal initial echocardiographyb (NA=2) 0.71 63% 79%
Kawanet score + abnormal initial echocardiographya,b (NA=19) 0.71 79% 52%
age ≥4 years, n=72 Kawanet scorea (NA=6) 0.56 54% 50%
Abnormal initial echocardiographyb (NA=2) 0.57 31% 83%
Kawanet score + abnormal initial echocardiographya,b (NA=8) 0.67 85% 33%
a

With a threshold ≥ 2.

b

Defined as initial coronary dilatation, aneurysm, pericarditis, myocarditis, or ventricular dysfunction. Kawanet score: 1 point per variable. Modified Kawanet score 2: 1 point per variable for the Kawanet score, 2 points for the initial echocardiography.