Table 3.
Hospital mortality according to nutritional diagnostic criteria and characteristics of children admitted to the HPL 1987–2008.
| Variables | % of death | RR (95% CI) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (months) | 0.753 | ||
| 6 to 11 (n = 2,273) | 8.2 | 1.1 (0.9–1.2) | |
| 12 to 23 (n = 2,897) | 8.2 | 1.1 (0.9–1.2) | |
| 24 to 59 (n = 4,799) | 7.8 | 1 | |
| Sex | 0.003 | ||
| Male (n = 5,310) | 7.2 | 1 | |
| Female (n = 4,659) | 8.8 | 1.2 (1.1–1.4) | |
| Infection | 0.784 | ||
| No (n = 1718) | 7.8 | 1 | |
| Yes (n = 8,216) | 8.0 | 1.0 (0.9–1.2) | |
| MUAC | <0.001 | ||
| MUAC < 115 (n = 1,481) | 13.8 | 2.2(1.9–2.6) | |
| 115 ≤ MUAC < 125 (n = 1,685) | 10.1 | 1.6(1.4–1.9) | |
| 125 ≤ MUAC (n = 6,803) | 6.2 | 1 | |
| MUACZ | <0.001 | ||
| MUACZ < −3 (n = 2,172) | 12.5 | 2.1(1.8–2.5) | |
| −3 ≤ MUACZ < −2 (n = 2032) | 9.3 | 1.6(1.3–1.9) | |
| −2 ≤ MUACZ (n = 5,765) | 5.8 | 1 | |
| WHZ | <0.001 | ||
| WHZ < − 3 (n = 1,146) | 16.4 | 2.8(2.4–3.3) | |
| − 3 ≤ WHZ < − 2 (n = 1,686) | 11.3 | 1.9(1.6–2.3) | |
| − 2 ≤ WHZ (n = 7,137) | 5.9 | 1 | |
| Edema | <0.001 | ||
| No (n = 6,960) | 6.4 | 1 | |
| Yes (n = 3,009) | 11.6 | 1.8(1.6–2.1) | |
| AM | <0.001 | ||
| SAM (n = 4,073) | 11.8 | 2.4 (2.1–2.8) | |
| MAM (n = 1,433) | 7.0 | 1.4 (1.1–1.8) | |
| No MA (n = 4,463) | 4.8 | 1 | |
| CM | <0.001 | ||
| Yes (n = 6,981) | 8.6 | 1.3 (1.1–1.6) | |
| No (n = 2,988) | 6.5 | 1 |
RR, relative risk; CI, confidence interval; AM, acute malnutrition; CM, chronic malnutrition; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; MUACZ, mid-upper arm circumference for age; WHZ, weight for height index.