Table 1 Demographics by intervention arm
Patient Characteristic | Treatment (n = 40) | Placebo (n = 19) |
|---|---|---|
Age (months), median (IQR) | 13.4 (2.1, 86.8) | 11.8 (2.1, 87.9) |
Weight (kg), median (IQR) | 12.4 (5.0, 25.0) | 7.5 (4.8, 28.1) |
Sex, frequency (%) | ||
Female | 16 (40.0) | 9 (47.4) |
Male | 24 (60.0) | 10 (52.6) |
Recruitment country, frequency (%) | ||
Canada | 33 (82.5) | 16 (84.2) |
Other country | 7 (17.5) | 3 (15.8) |
ICU type, frequency (%) | ||
NICU | 3 (7.5) | 2 (10.5) |
PICU | 37 (92.5) | 17 (89.5) |
Admission season, frequency (%) | ||
Fall | 8 (20.0) | 4 (21.1) |
Winter | 11 (27.5) | 7 (36.8) |
Spring | 9 (22.5) | 4 (21.1) |
Summer | 12 (30.0) | 4 (21.1) |
Ethnicity,frequency (%) | ||
Caucasian | 17 (42.5) | 11 (57.9) |
Aboriginal, Inuit | 3 (7.5) | 1 (5.3) |
Black | 2 (5.0) | 2 (10.5) |
Other/Unknown/Missing | 18 (45.0) | 5 (26.3) |
Chronic conditiona, frequency (%) | 15 (37.5) | 9 (47.4) |
Endocrine condition | 1 (6.7) | 1 (11.1) |
Renal disease | 2 (13.3) | 0 (0.0) |
GI disease | 1 (6.7) | 1 (11.1) |
Malabsorption | 1 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) |
Other | 14 (93.3) | 7 (77.8) |
Admitting diagnosis, frequency (%) | ||
Medical | 31 (77.5) | 12 (63.2) |
Cardiac surgery | 6 (15.0) | 6 (31.6) |
General surgery | 2 (5.0) | 1 (5.3) |
Trauma | 1 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) |
Cardiac, non-surgical | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
PRISM III score, median (IQR) | 7.0 (4.0, 12.0) | 8.0 (2.5, 11.5) |
Mechanical ventilation required, frequency (%) | 32 (80.0) | 16 (84.2) |
Received catecholamines, frequency (%) | 20 (50.0) | 9 (47.4) |