Table 1.
Demographics of patients <19 years by wave of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (excluding patients with asymptomatic and incidental SARS-CoV-2).
| Total N | First | Second | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total N (%) | 665 (41.1) | 952 (58.9) | |||
| Age at assessment (Years) | 1617 (100.0) | Median (IQR) | 4.0 (0.4–13.6) | 6.5 (0.3–14.9) | 0.015 |
| Age | 1617 (100.0) | <1 mth | 48 (7.2) | 74 (7.8) | 0.011 |
| >1mth < 1 y | 181 (27.2) | 226 (23.7) | |||
| 1–4 y | 117 (17.6) | 139 (14.6) | |||
| 5–9 y | 90 (13.5) | 101 (10.6) | |||
| 10–14 y | 102 (15.3) | 182 (19.1) | |||
| 15–19 y | 127 (19.1) | 230 (24.2) | |||
| Sex at Birth | 1613 (99.8) | Male | 363 (54.6) | 500 (52.5) | 0.463 |
| Female | 301 (45.3) | 449 (47.2) | |||
| (Missing) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.3) | |||
| Ethnicity | 1385 (85.7) | White | 330 (49.6) | 472 (49.6) | 0.008 |
| Black | 49 (7.4) | 56 (5.9) | |||
| South Asian | 78 (11.7) | 155 (16.3) | |||
| Other ethnic minority | 118 (17.7) | 127 (13.3) | |||
| (Missing) | 90 (13.5) | 142 (14.9) | |||
| IMD quintile | 1491 (92.2) | 1 (most deprived) | 212 (31.9) | 330 (34.7) | 0.224 |
| 2 | 130 (19.5) | 180 (18.9) | |||
| 3 | 87 (13.1) | 144 (15.1) | |||
| 4 | 82 (12.3) | 113 (11.9) | |||
| 5 (least deprived) | 101 (15.2) | 112 (11.8) | |||
| (Missing) | 53 (8.0) | 73 (7.7) | |||
| Potential hospital acquired SARS-CoV-2 | 1617 (100.0) | No | 619 (93.1) | 931 (97.8) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 46 (6.9) | 21 (2.2) | |||
| Any comorbidity | 1617 (100.0) | No/Unknown | 367 (55.2) | 571 (60.0) | 0.062 |
| Yes | 298 (44.8) | 381 (40.0) | |||
First wave ending 31st July 2020. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise.
IQR interquartile range, IMD Indices of multiple deprivation.