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Table 2 Demographic and clinical data of the COVID-19 groups

From: The severity and atypical presentations of COVID-19 infection in pediatrics

Studied variables

COVID-19 groups

Test f sig.

P value

Group I

N = 295

Group II

N = 103

Age / year

  

U

 

 Mean ± SD

8.08 ± 5.81

8.41 ± 4.52

0.76

0.45

 Median (Range)

10 (0–17)

8 (1.5–16)

  

Age groups

  

X2

 

 0–5 years

126 (42.7%)

24 (23.3%)

57.1

< 0.001**

 5–10 years

34 (11.5%)

48 (46.6%)

  

  > 10 years

135 (45.8%)

31 (30.1%)

  

Sex N (%)

  

X2

 

 Male

162 (54.9%)

45 (43.7%)

55.4

< 0.001**

 Female

133 (45.1%)

58 (56.3%)

  

History of contact

  

X2

 

 Yes

210 (71.2%)

71 (68.9%)

0.19

0.67

 NO

85 (28.8%)

32 (31.1%)

  

Family members with COVID-19 Yes

202 (68.5%)

71 (68.9%)

X2

 

 No

93 (31.5%)

32 (31.1%)

0.007

0.93

Need for MV N (%)

  

X2

 

 Ventilated

0 (0.0%)

43 (41.7%)

138.1

< 0.001**

 Non Ventilated

295 (100%)

60 (58.3%)

  

Duration for MV(hrs)

    

 Mean ± SD

–

6.5 ± 1.75

–

–

 Median (Range)

 

6 (4–12)

  

Hospital stay / days

  

U

 

 Mean ± SD

17.02 ± 8.99

16.74 ± 6.64

0.89

0.37

 Median (Range)

14 (7–34)

15 (7–30)

  

Mortality

  

X2

 

Died

6 (2.0%)

21 (20.4%)

40.67

< 0.001**

Survived

289 (98.0%)

82 (79.6%)

  
  1. MV Mechanical Ventilation, X Mean, SD standard deviation, U Mann-Whitney U test, X2 Chi-square test
  2. ** highly significant