Pediatric surgery group (n = 34) | Visceral surgery group (n = 53) | p value | Test | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age at surgery [in years: median (range)] | 15 (7–17) | 23 (15–25) | ||
Sex [n (%)] | 0.687 | Chi-square | ||
Male | 11 (32%) | 15 (28%) | ||
Female | 23 (68%) | 38 (72%) | ||
Index admission [n (%)] | < 0.001* | Chi-square | ||
Internal/pediatric medical | 25 (74%) | 12 (23%) | ||
Surgical/pediatric surgical | 9 (26%) | 41 (77%) | ||
Concomitant diagnoses [n (%)] | 0.163 | Chi-square/Fisher | ||
No other diagnosis | 16 (47%) | 33 (62%) | ||
Concomitant diagnoses | 18 (53%) | 20 (38%) | ||
Spherocytosis/hemolytic disorder | 7 (20%) | 0 | 0.001 | |
Total/partial parenteral nutrition | 4 (12%) | 0 | 0.021 | |
Reduction of weight | 2 (6%) | 3 (6%) | 1.000 | |
Malignancy | 1 (3%) | 2 (4%) | 1.000 | |
Other (inter alia cerebral palsy, renal transplantation, myasthenia gravis, musc. dystrophies, Behcet’s disease) | 4 (12%) | 15 (28%) | 0.090 | |
Weight at surgery [n (%)] | < 0.001* | Fisher | ||
Normal weight | 28 (82%) | 22 (42%) | ||
Overweight | 0 | 18 (34%) | ||
Obesity | 6 (18%) | 13 (24%) |