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Table 2 Response to treatment and coronary artery complications in children with Kawasaki disease

From: The occurrence of coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease based on C-reactive protein levels: a retrospective cohort study

Outcomes

Total

n (%)

Low CRP < 3 mg/dL

(n = 2107), n (%)

High CRP ≥ 3 mg/dL

(n = 7024), n (%)

p-value

Spontaneous remission

341 (3.7)

 

174 (8.3)

 

167 (2.4)

< 0.001

1st IVIG

8778 (96.1)

 

1929 (91.6)

 

6849 (97.5)

< 0.001

Unresponsive to 1st IVIG

1602/8778 (18.3)

 

225 (11.7)

 

1377 (20.1)

< 0.001

2nd IVIG

1435/1602 (89.6)

 

198 (88.0)

 

1237 (89.8)

0.453

Unresponsive to 2nd IVIG

342/1435 (23.8)

 

40 (20.2)

 

302 (24.4)

0.209

Acute CAL

 z-score

1271/9000 (14.1)

2082

380 (18.3)

6918

891 (12.9)

< 0.001

 Japanese criteria

946/9014 (10.5)

2084

260 (12.5)

6930

686 (9.9)

0.001

Acute giant CAA

 z-score

56/9014 (0.6)

2084

13 (0.6)

6930

43 (0.6)

1.0

 Japanese criteria

13/9110 (0.1)

2101

3 (0.1)

7009

10 (0.1)

1.0

Convalescent CAL

 z-score

501/8196 (6.1)

1873

160 (8.5)

6323

341 (5.4)

< 0.001

 Japanese criteria

419/8203 (5.1)

1875

127 (6.8)

6328

292 (4.6)

< 0.001

Convalescent giant CAA

 z-score

28/8204 (0.3)

1875

1 (0.1)

6329

27 (0.4)

0.011

 Japanese criteria

8/8661 (0.1)

1971

0

6690

8 (0.1)

0.212

  1. KD Kawasaki Disease, CRP C-reactive protein, IVIG Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment, CAL Coronary artery lesion, CAA Coronary artery aneurysm; Japanese criteria, criteria of the Japanese Ministry of Ministry of Health and Welfare