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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of children in the study

From: Do epinephrine auto-injectors have an unsuitable needle length in children and adolescents at risk for anaphylaxis from food allergy?

Character

Group 1

15–30 kg

mean (range)

n = 102

Group 2

>30 kg

mean (range)

n = 100

Difference

p<

Age (years)

5.7 (2–10)

13.3 (7–18)

Boys/girls

62/40

60/40

ns

Height (cm)

115.8 (83.8–144.8)

161.7 (121.9–190.5)

Weight (kg)

21.3 (14.5–29.9)

54.4 (30.4–88.9)

BMIa (kg/m2)

15.9 (10.8–24.3)

20.5(14.5–31.4)

0.00001

  1. All subjects had food allergy necessitating the prescription of EAI
  2. atwo-tailed t-test
  3. – not meaningful comparison
  4. ns not significant