PICU | Paediatric ward | p-value | |||
Subjects | 110 | 111 | |||
Medication step prior to admission# | 0.076 | ||||
Step 1 | 110 | 31 (28) | 111 | 42 (38) | |
Step 2 | 110 | 12 (11) | 111 | 10 (9) | |
Step 3 | 110 | 18 (16) | 111 | 24 (22) | |
Step 4 | 110 | 24 (22) | 111 | 10 (9) | |
Step 5 | 110 | 111 | |||
No medication | 110 | 25 (23) | 111 | 25 (23) | |
Symptoms >1 week prior to admission | 108 | 60 (55) | 109 | 25 (23) | <0.001 |
Prior hospital admissions | |||||
Non-PICU | 106 | 64 (60) | 97 | 69 (71) | 0.107 |
Ever to PICU | 110 | 15 (14) | 111 | 6 (5) | 0.037 |
Admission in previous year | 108 | 32 (30) | 111 | 30 (27) | 0.669 |
Emergency department visits previous year | 0.022 | ||||
None | 84 | 38 (45) | 84 | 21 (25) | |
1–3 | 84 | 41 (49) | 84 | 57 (68) | |
>3 | 84 | 5 (6) | 84 | 6 (7) | |
Prednisolone course in the previous year | 84 | 56 (67) | 84 | 71 (85) | 0.007 |
Data are presented as n or n (%), unless otherwise stated. Bold type represents statistical significance. PICU: paediatric intensive care unit. #: according to the Global Initiative for Asthma [1].