Table 1 Baseline data and clinical characteristics of the patients at study entry and outcome
Variables | Sepsisa | SSa | SNS | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Case, n | 1377 | 153b | 76 | |
Age, year, mean (median) | 3.3 (2.0) | 1.6 (0.6) | 0.7 (0.3) | 0.000 |
Gender, boys (girls), n (n) | 904 (473) | 95 (58) | 50 (26) | 0.678 |
Rural residents, n (%) | 843 (61.7) | 122 (79.7) | 62 (81.6) | 0.000 |
Temperature, mean ± SD, °C | 39.0 ± 0.7 | 38.3 ± 1.4 | 37.2 ± 0.6 | 0.000 |
Underlying diseases, n (%) | 55 (4.0) | 55 (35.9) | 22 (28.9) | 0.000 |
C-reactive protein (CRP) | 36.9 ± 55.0 | 32.5 ± 58.5 | 6.7 ± 18.5 | 0.000 |
Sources of infection, n (%) | ||||
Lower respiratory tract | 418 (30.4) | 98 (64.0) | 68 (89.5) | 0.000 |
Upper respiratory tract | 414 (30.1) | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
Central nervous system | 145 (10.5) | 20 (13.1) | 5 (6.6) | 0.000 |
Unknown | 265 (19.2) | 13 (7.4) | 1 (1.3) | 0.000 |
Gastrointestinal system | 67 (4.9) | 17 (11.1) | 1 (1.3) | 0.000 |
Blood stream | 49 (3.6) | 4 (2.6) | 1 (1.3) | 0.000 |
Soft tissue | 18 (1.3) | 1 (0.7) | 0 | 0.000 |
Mental status, n (%) | ||||
Irritability | 21 (1.5) | 34 (22.2) | 21 (27.6) | 0.000 |
Convulsions | 147 (10.7) | 32 (20.9) | 5 (6.6) | 0.000 |
Twitches | 6 (0.4) | 3 (2.0) | 0 | 0.000 |
Decreased level of consciousness | 275 (20.0) | 121 (79.1) | 42 (55.3) | 0.000 |
Organ or system dysfunction, n (%) | ||||
Cardiovascular | 0 | 32 (20.9) | 42 (55.3) | 0.000 |
Respiratory | 0 | 58 (37.9) | 2 (2.6) | 0.000 |
Coagulation | 0 | 8 (5.2) | 1 (1.3) | 0.000 |
Electrolyte imbalance | 15 (1.1) | 22 (14.4) | 3 (3.9) | 0.000 |
MODS | 0 | 27 (17.6) | 0 | |
Deaths, n (%) | 1 (0.1) | 53 (34.6) | 1 (1.3) | 0.000 |