Risk factors for disease severity among children with Covid-19: a clinical prediction model

• Main Authors: David Chun‑Ern Ng, Liew, Chuin‑Hen, Tan, Kah Kee, Ling Chin, Grace Sieng Sing Ting, Nur Fadzreena Fadzilah, Lim, Hui Yi, Nur Emylia Zailanalhuddin, Shir Fong Tan, Muhamad Akmal Afan, Fatin Farihah Wan Ahmad Nasir, Thayasheri Subramaniam, Marlindawati Mohd Ali, Mohammad Faid Abd Rashid, Ong, Song Quan, Ch’ng, Chin Chin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Springer Nature 2023
• Subjects: RA643-645 Disease (Communicable and noninfectious) and public health; RJ1-570 Pediatrics
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36605/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36605/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/36605/; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08357-y

Background: Children account for a significant proportion of COVID-19 hospitalizations, but data on the predictors of disease severity in children are limited. We aimed to identify risk factors associated with moderate/severe COVID-19 and develop a nomogram for predicting children with moderate/seve...