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Table 3 Sonographic and clinical factors for IVIG resistance in children with Kawasaki disease

From: Hepatobiliary risk factors for clinical outcome of Kawasaki disease in children

Variables

IVIG response

IVIG resistance

Pvalue

OR (95% CI)

(n = 47)

(n = 17)

Sonographic factors

Abnormal GB

15 (31.9%)

8 (47.1%)

0.377

1.896 (0.611 ~ 5.887)

  GB distension

10 (21.3%)

8 (47.1%)

0.060

3.289 (1.010 ~ 10.715)

  GB wall thickness

5 (10.6%)

0 (0%)

0.313

0.894 (0.810 ~ 0.986)

  GB sludge

0 (0%)

2 (11.8%)

0.067

1.133 (0.953 ~ 1.348)

Abnormal liver

11 (23.9%)

2 (11.8%)

0.485

0.424 (0.084 ~ 2.151)

Clinical factors

Hyperbilirubinemia

26 (55.3%)

10 (58.8%)

1.000

1.154 (0.375 ~ 3.551)

Typical Kawasaki disease

28(59.6%)

11(64.7%)

0.778

0.207(0.014 ~ 3.137)

Fever ≥ 5 days

43(91.5%)

16(94.1%)

1.000

0.339(0.012 ~ 9.676)

Dysmorphous skin rash

41(87.2%)

15(88.2%)

1.000

0.647(0.082 ~ 5.093)

Oral mucosal change

37(78.7%)

12(70.6%)

0.517

0.262(0.041 ~ 1.659)

Conjunctivitis

41(87.2%)

13(76.5%)

0.435

0.199(0.023 ~ 1.732)

Cervical lymphadenopathy

34(72.3%)

11(64.7%)

0.552

0.656(0.149 ~ 2.888)

Peripheral extremity change

21(44.7%)

13(76.5%)

0.045*

3.579(0.846 ~ 15.136)

  1. *p < 0.05.
  2. CI, confidence interval; GB, gallbladder; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; OR, odds ratio.