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

Table 2

Underlying diseases in survived and deceased groups of children with COVID-19.

Variables		Deceased (n = 24)	Survived (n = 167)	value	OR (95% CI) (ref: survived group)
Underlying diseases	Malignancy	5 (33.33%)	10 (14.08%)	0.75	2.229 (0.912–5.447)
	Neurologic	3 (20%)	21 (29.57%)
	Nephrologic	2 (13.33%)	4 (5.63%)
	Hematologic	1 (6.66%)	11 (15.49%)
	Respiratory	1 (6.66%)	4 (5.63%)
	Cardiovascular	1 (6.66%)	6 (8.45%)
	Gastrointestinal	1 (6.66%)	3 (4.22%)
	Genetic	1 (6.66%)	4 (5.63%)
	Metabolic	0	5 (7.04%)
	Immunologic	0	1 (1.40%)
	Rheumatologic	0	2 (2.81%)
	Total	15 (100%)	71 (100%)

The odds of death in children with underlying diseases was approximately 2.23 times higher than that in children without underlying diseases.