Patient characteristics | N=145* |
Age at presentation (years), median (IQR) | 2.05 (1.21–3.72) |
Sex, % female (n) | 55% (80) |
Race/ethnicity, % (n) | |
White | 62% (90) |
Black | 22% (32) |
Asian | 4% (6) |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% (1) |
Other | 9% (13) |
Hispanic | 2% (3) |
Gestational age, % (n), N=138 | |
Preterm | 16% (22) |
Term | 84% (116) |
Birth weight (kg), mean±SD, N=130 | 3.11±0.72 |
History of perinatal stress, % (n), N=123 | 43% (53) |
Medical history, % (n) | |
Genetic disorder | 5.5% (8) |
Neurodevelopment disorder | 16% (23) |
Cardiac disease | 6.2% (9) |
Pulmonary disease | 9.7% (14) |
Gastroenterology disease | 20% (29) |
Other | 15% (22) |
Weight-for-age percentile, median (IQR), N=140 | 29.5 (11.5–58.1) |
Height-for-age percentile, median (IQR), N=141 | 25.0 (8.3–57.0) |
Weight status category, % (n), N=140 | |
Underweight | 13% (18) |
Normal | 71% (100) |
Overweight | 11% (16) |
Obese | 4.3% (6) |
Prior history of hypoglycaemia, % (n) | 20% (29) |
Presenting illness features, % (n) | |
Gastroenteritis | 25% (36) |
Vomiting | 44% (64) |
Diarrhoea | 14% (20) |
Upper respiratory tract infection | 22% (32) |
Otitis media | 2.8% (4) |
Fever | 30% (44) |
Other | 12% (18) |
Illness duration (days), median (IQR), N=123 | 2 (1–4) |
History of decreased oral intake (days), median (IQR), N=78 | 2 (1–3) |
Symptomatic hypoglycaemia at presentation, % (n) | 64% (93) |
*Unless otherwise noted.