Characteristicsa | All Subjects (n = 584) |
---|---|
Age, years | 6.1 (1.9–11.0) |
Male | 60.6% |
Race/Ethnicity | |
Caucasian | 53.8% |
African-American | 32.7% |
Asian | 4.3% |
Hispanic | 1.5% |
Other/Unknown | 7.7% |
Race, collapsed | |
White vs non-white | 53.8% |
Duration of symptoms at presentation, days | 4.0 (3.0–7.0) |
Fever ≥38 °C at presentation | 79.0% |
Initial WBCb count (×109/L) | 11.6 (8.8–15.4) |
Initial ESRc (mm/h) | 45.0 (28.0–66.0) |
Initial CRPd (mg/dL) | 6.7 (3.0–16.0) |