Table 1 Baseline characteristics
From: Vitamin A deficiency in critically ill children with sepsis
| Â | Sepsis group | Control group | P values |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 160 | N = 49 | ||
Age, months | 12.00 (3.00, 49.75) | 11.00 (4.00, 62.00) | 0.782a |
Age, n (%) | 0.460b | ||
 < 1 year | 77 (48.1%) | 26 (53.1%) |  |
 1 year≤, < 5 years | 47 (29.4%) | 10 (20.4%) |  |
 5 years≤ | 36 (22.5%) | 13 (26.5%) |  |
Gender | 0.294b | ||
 Male, n (%) | 91 (56.9%) | 32 (65.3%) |  |
Race, n (%) | 0.299c | ||
 Tibetan | 15 (9.4%) | 3 (6.1%) |  |
 Han | 132 (82.5%) | 45 (91.8%) |  |
 Other | 13 (8.1%) | 1 (2.0%) |  |
Weight, kg | 7.75 (4.00, 14.86) | 9.00 (5.75, 16.75) | 0.216a |
Setting, n (%) | 0.652b | ||
 Rural | 79 (49.4%) | 26 (53.1%) |  |
 City | 81 (50.6%) | 23 (46.9%) |  |
Mean VA status, mg/L | |||
 Total | 0.192 (0.106) | 0.339 (0.119) | 0.000d# |
 < 1 year | 0.192 (0.1043) | 0.305 (0.131) | 0.000d |
 1 year≤, < 5 years | 0.189 (0.095) | 0.401 (0.093) | 0.000d |
 5 years≤ | 0.198 (0.125) | 0.361 (0.091) | 0.000d |
VAD, n (%) | 94 (58.8%) | 6 (12.2%) | 0.000b |
 < 1 year | 45 (47.9%) | 6 (100.0%) |  |
 1 year≤, < 5 years | 27 (28.7%) | 0 |  |
 5 years≤ | 22 (23.4%) | 0 |  |
Source of infection, n (%) | |||
 Respiratory system | 40 (25.0%) |  |  |
 Gastrointestinal system | 73 (45.6%) |  |  |
 Central nervous system | 1 (0.6%) |  |  |
 Blood stream | 8 (5.0%) |  |  |
 Soft tissue | 10 (6.3%) |  |  |
 Other | 20 (12.5%) |  |  |
 Respiratory and gastrointestinal system | 5 (3.1%) |  |  |
 Respiratory and central nervous system | 2 (1.3%) |  |  |
Severe sepsis, n (%) | 29 (18.1%) | Â | Â |
Septic shock, n (%) | 25 (15.6%) | Â | Â |
Length of stay, days | |||
 PICU | 6.70 (3.50, 12.87) |  |  |
 Hospital | 14.65 (8.93, 22.80) |  |  |
PRISM | 11.00 (7.00, 17.00) | Â | Â |
Mortality, n (%) | |||
 Hospital | 7 (4.4%) |  |  |
 28-day | 11 (6.9%) |  |  |
Time of ventilation, hours | 24.00 (7.25, 117.50) | Â | Â |
Positive blood culture, n (%) | 14 (8.75%) | Â | Â |