Adrenal insufficiency group (n = 17) | Adequate adrenal response group (n = 16) | p value | |
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Age (months) | 109 (5–192) | 18 (1–152) | 0.002 |
Baseline cortisol (nmol/l) | 1018 (30–3264) | 1083 (637–4553) | 0.66 |
Average daily TISS score | 37 (21–49) | 33 (15–54) | 0.12 |
Admission MOF score | 2 (1–4) | 1.5 (0–4) | 0.36 |
PRISM score | 18 (9–36) | 12 (4–26) | 0.06 |
Risk of mortality (%) | 17 (7–29) | 7 (3–22) | 0.12 |
Mortality (n) | 6 (35%) | 5 (31%) | 1.0 |
Data are median (range) except for mortality.
TISS, therapeutic intervention scoring system; MOF, multiorgan failure; PRISM, paediatric risk of mortality.