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Table 1 Demographic data and blood pressure of patients with KD and febrile controls

From: Common carotid artery intima-media thickness is useful for diagnosis of the acute stage of Kawasaki disease

Characteristic

Patients with KD (n = 21)

Controls (n = 14)

pvalue*

Male sex (%)

71.4%

71.4%

1.00

Mean age (months)

21.79 ± 17.91

52.18 ± 56.52

0.13

Body weight (kg)

11.37 ± 3.93

19.17 ± 14.50

0.08

Body height (cm)

82.32 ± 14.91

100.54 ± 29.91

0.21

BMI (kg/m2)

16.45 ± 1.50

18.08 ± 2.64

0.14

Systolic BP (mmHg)

103 ± 16

112 ± 14

0.35

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

63 ± 13

71 ± 11

0.09

  1. Values are mean ± SD or %.
  2. BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; KD, Kawasaki disease.
  3. *Mann–Whitney U test.
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BMC Pediatrics

ISSN: 1471-2431

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