Research Article
Hospital Admission Patterns in Children with CAH: Admission Rates and Adrenal Crises Decline with Age
Table 2
Comorbid conditions in patients with CAH by age, NSW, 2001–2013.
| | | Up to 1 year | 1–5 years | 6–11 years | 12–18 years |
| | Admissions () | (149) | (207) | (129) | (88) |
| | | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Sex (males) | 78 (52.3) | 95 (45.9) | 64 (49.6) | 49 (55.7) | | AC or CAH | 85 (57.0) | 69 (33.3) | 57 (44.2) | 25 (28.4) | | Adrenal crisis | 6 (3.6) | 21 (9.5) | 5 (3.9) | 5 (5.7) | | CAH | 83 (55.7) | 50 (24.2) | 52 (40.3) | 20 (22.7) | | ICU admission | 28 (18.8) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.1) | | Any infection | 51 (34.2) | 105 (50.7) | 57 (44.2) | 36 (40.9) | | Viral infection | 19 (12.8) | 61 (29.5) | 26 (20.2) | 16 (18.2) | | Bacterial infection | 13 (8.7) | 7 (3.4) | 8 (6.2) | 6 (6.8) | | Gastroenteritis | 15 (10.0) | 45 (21.7) | 23 (17.8) | 13 (14.8) | | Respiratory tract illness | 17 (11.4) | 41 (19.8) | 22 (17.1) | 18 (20.5) | | Asthma | — | 9 (4.3) | 8 (6.2) | 5 (5.7) | | Acute bronchiolitis | 9 (6.0) | 4 (1.9) | — | — | | Pneumonia/LRTI | 7 (4.7) | 8 (3.9) | 1 (0.8) | — | | UTI | 7 (4.7) | 3 (1.4) | 3 (2.3) | 2 (2.3) | | Fever | 5 (3.4) | 10 (4.8) | 2 (1.6) | — | | Ambiguous genitalia | 10 (6.7) | 3 (1.4) | — | — | | Fused labia | — | — | — | — | | Clitoral abnormalities | 2 (1.2) | — | — | — | | Hypoosmolality/hyponatraemia | 7 (4.7) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (0.8) | — | | Hypoglycaemia | 1 (0.7) | 6 (2.9) | — | — | | Hypotension | — | — | — | 2 (2.3) | | Hypovolaemia | 9 (6.0) | 15 (7.2) | 9 (7.0) | 3 (3.4) | | Hyperkalaemia | 2 (1.3) | — | — | — | | Hypokalaemia | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.5) | — | 1 (1.1) | | Nausea and vomiting | 4 (2.7) | 31 (15.0) | 10 (7.8) | 11 (12.5) | | Abdominal pain | — | 4 (1.9) | 2 (1.6) | 8 (9.1) | | Syncope/collapse | — | — | — | 1 (1.1) | | Prematurity/neonatal problems | 37 (24.8) | 2 (1.0) | — | — | | Hypertension | 13 (8.7) | 4 (1.9) | 2 (1.5) | 4 (4.1) | | Epilepsy/convulsions | — | 4 (1.9) | — | 9 (9.3) | | Diabetes mellitus | — | — | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.0) | | Obesity | — | — | — | 3 (3.1) | | Prec. puberty | — | 2 (1.0) | 3 (2.3) | 3 (3.1) | | Short stature | — | 3 (1.4) | 9 (6.8) | 2 (2.1) |
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As a principal diagnosis.
LRTI: lower respiratory tract infection.
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