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Table 1 Personal and disease characteristics of children with Sialhorrea

From: Efficacy of scopolamine transdermal patch in children with sialorrhea in a pediatric tertiary care hospital

Variable

N = 44

Patient’s characteristics

  Sex (M/F)

23/21 (1.1:1)

  Age in months [Md & IQR]

93.0 (64)

  Height in cm. [Md & IQR]

105 (32)

  Weight in kg. [Md & IQR]

16.8 (15.9)

Comorbidities a

  Epilepsy [n, %]

(35) 79.5

  GDD [n, %]

(27) 61.4

  GERD[n, %]

(26) 59.5

Side effects of STP use a

  Eye problems [n, %]

(6) 13.6

  Urinary retention [n, %]

(4) 9.1

  Tachycardia [n, %]

(16) 36.4

  1. a figures for this variable are not mutually exclusive, GERD Gastrointestinal reflux disease, GDD Global developmental delay, Md Median, IQR Interquartile range, STP Scopolamine transdermal patch