Table 1.
Comparative characteristics of children who died v. survivors among hospitalized children under 5 years of age, Delhi, India, February 2012–March 2013
| Died (n 124) | Survived (n 1539) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | IQR | Median | IQR | P value* | |
| Age (months) | 18 | 11–37 | 23 | 12–37 | 0·130 |
| Weight (kg) | 8·15 | 6·2–11·3 | 9·1 | 7·2–11·4 | 0·009 |
| Length or height (cm) | 75·1 | 69·0–87·0 | 79·9 | 70·3–88·5 | 0·018 |
| Mid-upper arm circumference (cm) | 12·1 | 11·2–13·1 | 13·1 | 12·3–14·1 | <0·001 |
| Head circumference (cm) | 44·2 | 42·0–46·8 | 45·1 | 42·6–47·1 | 0·010 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 13·6 | 11·9–16·4 | 14·5 | 12·9–15·9 | 0·047 |
| Weight-for-age Z-score | −2·34 | −4·04–1·27 | −2·02 | −3·17–1·01 | 0·006 |
| Height-for-age Z-score | −2·22 | −3·20–1·48 | −1·90 | −3·01–0·77 | 0·021 |
| Weight-for-height Z-score | −1·98 | −3·70–0·18 | −1·46 | −2·75–0·24 | 0·130 |
| BMI Z-score | −2·01 | −3·79–0·43 | −1·34 | −2·68–0·09 | 0·034 |
| Duration of presenting illness (d) | 4 | 2–8 | 2 | 1–7 | <0·001 |
| Hb (g/dl) | 9·2 | 7·3–11·0 | 9·5 | 8·1–10·8 | 0·393 |
| Blood sugar (mg/dl) | 92 | 69–148 | 99 | 83–120 | 0·460 |
IQR, interquartile range.
*
Compared using the Mann–Whitney U test.