Table 1 Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics between critically ill children who did and did not survive

Age, months

12.0 [3.0–36.0]

11.0 [3.0–36.0]

0.428

Gender, male, n

784 (64.3)

70 (54.3)

0.027

PRISM III score

3 [0–6]

12 [5–24]

<0.001

Admission glucose in mg/dL

126 [100–171]

176 [97–374]

<0.001

Admission glucose in mmol/L

7.0 [5.6–9.5]

9.8 [5.4–20.8]

<0.001

Use of insulin^a, n

13 (1.1)

20 (15.5)

<0.001

Use of steroid^a, n

583 (47.8)

55 (42.6)

0.308

Mechanical ventilation^b, n

205 (16.8)

78 (60.5)

<0.001

MODS ≥3^c, n

64 (5.2)

61 (47.3)

<0.001