Patients and controls
| Patients | Controls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal | Septic shock survived | No shock | ||
| n | 14 | 26 | 48 | 50 |
| Age | ||||
| Mean* (SD) | 12.9 (16.3 years) | 21.3 (18.7 years) | 21.8 (22.9 years) | 27.6 (25.9 years) |
| Range | 5 months–58 years | 1 month–59 years | 2 months–92 years | 4 months–46 years |
| Median* (IQR) | 4.5 (1–21 years) | 18.5 years (5–21 years) | 18.0 years (3.5–25) | 9.0 years (1.5–15 years) |
| Serogroup† | ||||
| B | 3/10 (30%) | 9/20 (45%) | 30/44 (68%) | |
| C | 7/10 (70%) | 9/20 (45%) | 12/44 (27%) | |
*No significant difference in means for the patient groups.
†Difference in frequency of serogroup across the three patient categories, p<0.05. IQR; interquartile range.