Table 4.
Child mortality and morbidity
| PPCM children n = 216 | Control children n = 1985 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % (95% CI) | Rate per 1000py (95% CI) | Number | % (95% CI) | Rate per 1000py (95% CI) | Rate ratio (95% CI) | |
| All-cause death | 8 | 3.7 (1.9–7.3) | 4.1 (2.1–8.2) | 16 | 0.8 (0.5–1.3) | 0.9 (0.5–1.4) | 4.72 (2.02–11.02) |
| All-cause hospitalization | 116 | 53.7 (47.0–60.3) | 111.7 (93.1–133.9) | 915 | 46.1 (43.9–48.3) | 78.9 (74.0–84.2) | 1.41 (1.17–1.72) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 5 | 2.3 (1.0–5.5) | 2.6 (1.1–6.3) | 14 | 0.7 (0.4–1.2) | 0.8 (1.3–14.0) | 3.40 (1.23–9.44) |
| Non-cardiovascular congenital anomaly | 15 | 6.9 (4.2–11.2) | 8.2 (5.0–13.7) | 75 | 3.8 (3.0–4.7) | 4.2 (3.4–5.3) | 1.96 (1.13–3.42) |
| Respiratory disease | 48 | 22.2 (17.1–28.3) | 29.8 (22.5–39.6) | 352 | 17.7 (16.1–19.5) | 22.3 (20.1–24.8) | 1.34 (0.99–1.81) |
| Gastrointestinal disease | 37 | 17.1 (12.6–22.8) | 22.4 (16.2–30.9) | 265 | 13.4 (11.9–14.9) | 16.1 (14.3–18.1) | 1.39 (0.99–1.96) |
| Infection | 8 | 3.7 (1.9–7.3) | 4.2 (2.1–8.4) | 72 | 3.6 (2.9–4.5) | 4.0 (3.2–5.1) | 1.04 (0.50–2.17) |