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Table 1 Clinical characteristics at admission of the 50 patients included in the study and the 61 patients excluded because of the lack of pro-ADM levels

From: Pro-adrenomedullin usefulness in the management of children with community-acquired pneumonia, a preliminar prospective observational study

 

Included patients (n = 50)

Excluded patients (n = 61)

p

Female sex, n (%)

26 (52)

28 (45.9)

0.327

Age

4.5 years (1.9 months to 13.6 years)

2.5 years (23 days to 12.9 years)

0.74

Maximum temperature, °C

39.5 (38–40.7)

39 (37–41.2)

0.41

Duration of fever, days

3 (0.2 to 7)

3 (0–21)

0.838

Respiratory distress, n (%)

26 (52)

42 (68.8)

0.053

Percutaneous oxygen saturation < 95%, n (%)

16 (32)

25 (40.9)

0.159

Chest radiograph

   

- Unilobar infiltrate, n (%)

36 (72)

39 (63.9)

0.512

- Multilobar infiltrate, n (%)

10 (20)

13 (21.3)

 

- Interstitial infiltrate, n (%)

4 (8)

9 (14.7)

 
  1. The values are displayed as medians and ranges, unless otherwise indicated.