biostudies-literatureUnknown5(1)Tiwari A<h4>Objectives</h4>To study (1) epidemiological factors, clinical profile and outcomes of COVID-19 related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), (2) clinical profile across age groups, (3) medium-term outcomes and (4) parameters associated with disease severity.<h4>Design</h4>Hospital-based prospective cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>Two tertiary care centres in Kerala, India.<h4>Participants</h4>Diagnosed patients of MIS-C using the case definition of Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.<h4>Statistical analysis</h4>Pearson χ² test or Fisher's exact test was used to compare the categorical variables and independent sample t-test or Mann-Whitney test was used to compare the continuous variables between the subgroups categorised by the requirement of mechanicaBMJ paediatrics opene001195https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8523964biostudies-literatureCOVID-19 related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C): a hospital-based prospective cohort study from Kerala, India.PMC8523964Sudhakar AKesavan SBalan SKappanayil MJohn STSivadas SVijayan AChickermane PKrishnan RATiwari ARaj MRauf ACk SVasudevan AKfalseCOVID-19 related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C): a hospital-based prospective cohort study from Kerala, India.<h4>Objectives</h4>To study (1) epidemiological factors, clinical profile and outcomes of COVID-19 related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), (2) clinical profile across age groups, (3) medium-term outcomes and (4) parameters associated with disease severity.<h4>Design</h4>Hospital-based prospective cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>Two tertiary care centres in Kerala, India.<h4>Participants</h4>Diagnosed patients of MIS-C using the case definition of Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.<h4>Statistical analysis</h4>Pearson χ² test or Fisher's exact test was used to compare the categorical variables and independent sample t-test or Mann-Whitney test was used to compare the continuous variables between the subgroups categorised by the requirement of mechanica2021-01-01T00:00:00Z20212025-04-25T20:04:23.832Z2025-04-06T08:09:48.957ZS-EPMC85239643469303510.1136/bmjpo-2021-001195