Serum chloride and serum sodium derangements in children on prolonged furosemide therapy and their effect on diuretic response

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 1 Sex distribution as well as anthropometric measures of the included patients

		Total no. = 45
Age (years)	Median (IQR)	0.75 (0.42–1.2)
Age (years)	Range	0.21–6
Gender	Male	27 (60.0%)
Gender	Female	18 (40.0%)
Initial weight (kg)	Mean ± SD	5.64 ± 2.74
Initial weight (kg)	Range	2.3–15
Height (cm)	Mean ± SD	69.13 ± 16.66
Height (cm)	Range	40–110
Body mass index	Mean ± SD	13.39 ± 4.21
Body mass index	Range	6.9–24
Duration of furosemide therapy (months)	Median (IQR)	9.5 (6–12)
Duration of furosemide therapy (months)	Range	6–66