Table 3

Discriminative value of Shock Index (continuous) for serious illness, stratified for age n=5622

SBIIBIILSIICU admission
AUC (95% CI)AUC (95% CI)AUC (95% CI)AUC (95% CI)
Shock Index (continuous) stratified for age
 <1 year, n=8010.66 (0.60 to 0.72)0.71 (0.56 to 0.85)0.70 (0.60 to 0.80)0.73 (0.59 to 0.87)
 1–5 years, n=23950.54 (0.49 to 0.59)0.56 (0.42 to 0.70)0.57 (0.51 to 0.64)0.58 (0.47 to 0.68)
 5–10 years, n=13300.56 (0.50 to 0.62)0.68 (0.50 to 0.86)0.61 (0.52 to 0.69)0.52 (0.36 to 0.69)
 >10 years, n=10960.55 (0.50 to 0.60)0.74 (0.63 to 0.85)0.71 (0.64 to 0.79)0.72 (0.45 to 0.98)
  • AUC, area under the curve; IBI, invasive bacterial infection; ICU, intensive care unit; ILSI, immediate life-saving intervention; SBI, serious bacterial infection.