Table 1 Baseline characteristics of children in two groups
Variables | Without SB, n = 3403 (%) | With SB, n = 2462 (%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.883 | ||
Female | 1433 (42.1) | 1032 (41.9) | |
Male | 1970 (57.9) | 1430 (58.1) | |
Age (days), median (IQR) | 115 (5, 660) | 324 (73, 1128) | < 0.001 |
≤ 28 days | 1141 (33.5) | 386 (15.7) | < 0.001 |
28 days–1 year | 1098 (32.3) | 902 (36.6) | |
1–3 years | 560 (16.5) | 546 (22.2) | |
3 years or above | 604 (17.7) | 628 (25.5) | |
The most severe metabolic acidosis | <0.001 | ||
Mild | 2483 (73.0) | 1681 (68.3) | |
Moderate | 763 (22.4) | 665 (27.0) | |
Severe | 157 (4.6) | 116 (4.7) | |
Blood/immune diseases | 30 (0.9) | 93 (3.8) | < 0.001 |
Circulation system disease | 314 (9.2) | 220 (8.9) | 0.702 |
Digestive system diseases | 376 (11.1) | 355 (14.4) | < 0.001 |
Genitourinary disease | 21 (0.6) | 238 (9.7) | < 0.001 |
Congenital diseases | 1174 (34.5) | 827 (33.6) | 0.469 |
Injury or poisoning | 218 (6.4) | 178 (7.2) | 0.215 |
Sepsis | 96 (2.8) | 124 (5.0) | < 0.001 |
Pneumonia | 213 (6.3) | 217 (8.8) | < 0.001 |
Meningoencephalitis | 68 (2.0) | 80 (3.3) | 0.003 |
Surgery | 1716 (50.4) | 1300 (52.8) | 0.072 |