Research Article

Predicting the Risk of Mortality in Children using a Fuzzy-Probabilistic Hybrid Model

Table 2

Demographic, diagnostic, and mortality score data.

OviedoRiga valueTotal

Patients (survivors/nonsurvivors)308 (293/15)291 (282/9)0.2681599 (575/24)
Age (years) (mean; SD)5.29; 5.107.40; 6.79<0.0016.32; 6.08
Sex (female %)45.13%45.36%0.954845.24%
Diagnosis (number; %)599; 100%
 Respiratory137; 44.48%19; 6.53%<0.001156; 26.04%
 Circulatory15; 4.87%12; 4.12%0.638927; 4.51%
 Infectious19; 6.17%23; 7.90%0.397342; 7.01%
 Neurological40; 12.99%32; 11.00%0.462872; 12.02%
 Traumatic22; 7.14%28; 9.62%0.273050; 8.35%
 Oncohematological8; 2.60%2; 0.69%0.077210; 1.67%
 Metabolic-renal13; 4.22%21; 7.22%0.116034; 5.68%
 Postoperative48; 15.58%134; 46.05%<0.001182; 30.38%
 Others6; 1.95%20; 6.87%<0.0126; 4.34%
MID (mean; SD)9.82; 17.749.73; 13.940.95659.77; 16.02%
MID survivors7.55; 12.298.51; 10.820.3068.00; 11.59%
MID nonsurvivors54.57; 37.8350.00; 33.220.669152.09; 36.31%
PIM2 (%) (mean; SD)4.44; 13.612.35; 5.580.0593.15; 9.82%
PIM2 survivors2.29; 6.961.97; 4.4400.501627.46; 32.61%
PIM2 nonsurvivors35.33; 37.6014.33; 15.80.08382.14; 5.51%
TISS28 (absolute value) (mean; SD)17.21; 7.5425.01; 8.98<0.00120.96; 9.09%
TISS28 survivors16.60; 6.6424.83; 8.90<0.00129.00; 11.18%
TISS28 nonsurvivors28.07; 12.0030.55; 9.450.594720.64; 8.83%

MID: midpoint of the trapezoid top interval. PIM2: Pediatric Index of Mortality 2. SD: standard deviation. TISS28: Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System 28.