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Table 4 Influence of vitamin D supplementation and breastfeeding on the course of disease

From: Breastfeeding and vitamin D supplementation reduce the risk of Kawasaki disease in a German population-based case-control study

 

Vitamin D supplementation

(n = 308)

Breastfeeding

(n = 308)

0–6 months

7–12 months

p-value

[95% CI]

<  2 weeks

>  2 weeks

p-value

[95% CI]

CAA, n (%)

 Yes

13 (11.4)

23 (11.9)

0.905

[−0.079–0.070]

5 (7.6)

31 (12.8)

0.185

[− 0.130–0.025]

 No

101 (88.6)

171 (88.1)

61 (92.4)

211 (87.2)

Refractory to IVIGa, n (%)

 Yes

9 (11.5)

20 (14.5)

0.543

[−0.125–0.066]

4 (8.7)

25 (14.7)

0.233

[−0.160–0.039]

 No

69 (88.5)

119 (85.5)

42 (91.3)

145 (85.3)

Laboratory, average (±SD)

 CRP b

93,55

(±86.703)

105,08

(±82.948)

0,248

[−31.119–8.057]

103,04

(±84.499)

100,20

(±84.539)

0,809

[−20.255–25.942]

 Thrombocytes c

235.48

(±280.350)

210.95

(±241.805)

0.421

[−35.367–84.431]

570.56

(±277.776)

577.64

(±235.789)

0.705

[−54.229–80.070]

 Leukocytes d

17.44

(±7.853)

17.31

(±7.613)

0.885

[−1.667–1.931]

17.23

(±6.582)

17.39

(±7.978)

0.883

[−2.279–1.962]

  1. a only KD patients from 2013/2014 n = 217; b in mg/dl; c in T/μl; d in T/μl