Which Groups of Children Are at More Risk of Fatality during COVID-19 Pandemic? A Case-Control Study in Yazd, Iran

Table 1

Demographic characteristics and disease severity of children with COVID-19.

Variables		Deceased (n = 24)	Survived (n = 167)	value
Sex	Male	13 (54.2%)	82 (49.1%)	0.64
	Female	11 (45.8%)	85 (50.9%)
Age groups	Under 1 month	0	8 (4.8%)	0.22
	1 month to 5 years	14 (58.3%)	73 (43.7%)
	5 years to 13 years	4 (16.7%)	56 (33.5%)
	13 years to 18 years	6 (25%)	30 (18%)
Disease severity	Not severe	3 (12.5%)	94 (56.3%)	<0.001
	Severe	10 (41.7%)	58 (34.7%)
	Critical	11 (45.8%)	15 (9%)

Severe and critical diseases were observed significantly more in the deceased group.