Research Article
Current Guideline of Chest Compression Depth for Children of All Ages May Be Too Deep for Younger Children
Table 1
The distribution of number of subjects, male to female ratio, height, weight and BMI by age group among patients aged 1–18 years.
| Age, years | n | Male n (%) | Female n (%) | Height, cm | Weight, kg | BMI, kg/m2 |
| 1 | 17 | 9 (52.9%) | 8 (47.1%) | 86.5 ± 11.7 | 11.8 ± 1.8 | 16.4 ± 3.1 | 2 | 14 | 7 (50.0 %) | 7 (50.0%) | 92.0 ± 5.8 | 13.6 ± 1.4 | 15.9 ± 1.5 | 3 | 22 | 11 (50.0 %) | 11 (50.0%) | 98.6 ± 4.2 | 14.9 ± 1.6 | 15.3 ± 1.4 | 4 | 18 | 9 (50.0 %) | 9 (50.0%) | 106.0 ± 5.6 | 17.9 ± 2.6 | 15.7 ± 1.5 | 5 | 24 | 10 (41.7 %) | 14 (58.3%) | 113.2 ± 5.2 | 20.5 ± 3.2 | 16.3 ± 1.8 | 6 | 30 | 12 (40.0 %) | 18 (60.0%) | 121.1 ± 4.2 | 22.8 ± 4.0 | 15.7 ± 2.1 | 7 | 26 | 15 (57.7 %) | 11 (42.3%) | 125.3 ± 5.5 | 25.0 ± 4.7 | 15.7 ± 1.7 | 8 | 26 | 17 (65.4 %) | 9 (34.6%) | 131.0 ± 6.8 | 29.5 ± 7.9 | 17.6 ± 3.7 | 9 | 30 | 21 (70.0 %) | 9 (30.0%) | 137.5 ± 6.4 | 35.7 ± 10.7 | 18.5 ± 3.7 | 10 | 28 | 18 (64.3 %) | 10 (35.7%) | 142.8 ± 6.9 | 38.6 ± 11.7 | 18.9 ± 4.6 | 11 | 29 | 14 (48.3 %) | 15 (51.7%) | 145.4 ± 9.5 | 39.9 ± 10.2 | 18.5 ± 3.0 | 12 | 30 | 21 (70.0 %) | 9 (30.0%) | 158.0 ± 7. 6 | 49.5 ± 12.6 | 19.8 ± 3.1 | 13 | 30 | 12 (40.0 %) | 18 (60.0%) | 158.9 ± 8.7 | 49.4 ± 9.5 | 19.2 ± 2.8 | 14 | 29 | 14 (48.3 %) | 15 (51.7%) | 163.8 ± 10.7 | 51.0 ± 9.5 | 19.0 ± 2.7 | 15 | 30 | 22 (73.3%) | 8 (26.7%) | 167.6 ± 10.1 | 53.9 ± 8.8 | 19.1 ± 2.2 | 16 | 30 | 25 (83.3%) | 5 (16.7%) | 171.9 ± 8.1 | 56.1 ± 8.6 | 18.9 ± 2.5 | 17 | 29 | 26 (89.7%) | 3 (10.3%) | 174.8 ± 7.7 | 61.1 ± 10.7 | 19.9 ± 3.0 |
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Data were presented with means ± standard deviations
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