Table 1 Basic characteristics for KD patients versus the comparison patients
From: Kawasaki disease and subsequent risk of allergic diseases: a population-based matched cohort study
Variable | KD patients (n = 253) | Comparison patients (n = 1012) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | p value | |
Gender | |||||
Male | 152 | 60.08 | 608 | 60.08 | - |
Female | 101 | 39.92 | 404 | 39.92 | |
Age (mean ± SD) | 1.61 ± 1.20 | 1.61 ± 1.20 | - | ||
No. physician visits | 22.42 ± 17.19 | 15.31 ± 12.82 | < 0.001 | ||
0 | 10 | 3.95 | 83 | 8.20 | < 0.001 |
1-8 | 50 | 19.76 | 297 | 29.35 | |
9-19 | 69 | 27.27 | 324 | 32.02 | |
≥ 20 | 124 | 49.01 | 308 | 30.43 | |
Urbanicity | |||||
Urban | 153 | 60.47 | 597 | 58.99 | 0.676 |
Suburban | 80 | 31.63 | 339 | 33.49 | |
Rural | 20 | 7.90 | 76 | 7.51 | |
Monthly income of children’s enrollee | |||||
NT$ < 18300 | 74 | 29.25 | 322 | 31.82 | 0.189 |
NT$ 18301-25199 | 76 | 30.04 | 340 | 33.60 | |
NT$ ≥ 25200 | 103 | 40.71 | 350 | 34.52 | |