Table 2.
Log Rank (Mantel-Cox) test of equality of survival distribution for treatment, routine medication and feeding for children with SAM managed in Suhul hospital, 2023
| Variable | Category | Percentage of outcome | Median survival (days) | 95% CI | Log rank (Mantel-Cox) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recovered no. (%) | Censored no. (%) |
Total no. (%) | LB | UB | Chi-square | p-value | |||
| Appetite test | Failed | 32 (17.4) | 3 (1.6) | 35 [19] | 7 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 48.85 | < 0.001 |
| Not indicated | 145 (78.8) | 4 (2.2) | 149 (81) | 9 | 8.2 | 9.8 | |||
| Overall | 177 (96.2) | 7 (3.8) | 184 (100) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| Pneumonia | Yes | 36 (19.6) | 0 (0) | 36 (19.6) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.023 | 0.312 |
| No | 141 (76.6) | 7 (3.8) | 148 (80.4) | 9 | 8.4 | 9.6 | |||
| Overall | 177 (96.2) | 7 (3.8) | 184 (100) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| Diarrhea | Yes | 40 (21.7) | 0 (0) | 40 (21.7) | 10 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 0.965 | 0.326 |
| No | 137 (74.5) | 7 (3.8) | 144 (78.3) | 8 | 7.6 | 8.4 | |||
| Overall | 177 (96.2) | 7 (3.8) | 184 (100) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| Vomiting | Yes | 6 (3.3) | 0 (0) | 6 (3.3) | 9 | 7.4 | 10.6 | 1.477 | 0.224 |
| No | 171 (92.9) | 7 (3.8) | 178 (96.7) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| Overall | 177 (96.2) | 7 (3.8) | 184 (100) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| Malaria | Positive | 20 (10.9) | 1 (0.5) | 21 (11.4) | 12 | 7.7 | 16.3 | 16.176 | < 0.001 |
| Negative | 31 (16.8) | 2 (1.1) | 33 (17.9) | 8 | 6.6 | 9.4 | |||
| Not indicated | 126 (68.5) | 4 (2.2) | 130 (70.7) | 8 | 7.4 | 8.6 | |||
| Overall | 177 (96.2) | 7 (3.8) | 184 (100) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| Lethargy/unconscious | Yes | 6 (3.3) | 1 (0.5) | 7 (3.8) | 17 | 8.6 | 25.4 | 10.927 | 0.001 |
| No | 171 (92.9) | 6 (3.3) | 177 (96.2) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| Overall | 177 (96.2) | 7 (3.8) | 184 (100) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| Skin lesions | Yes | 15 (8.2) | 1 (0.5) | 16 (8.7) | 10 | 7.5 | 12.5 | 6.557 | 0.01 |
| No | 162 (88) | 6 (3.3) | 168 (91.3) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| Overall | 177 (96.2) | 7 (3.8) | 184 (100) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| Level of dehydration | No dehydration | 127 (69) | 6 (3.3) | 133 (72.3) | 8 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 18.670 | < 0.001 |
| Moderate/Some | 39 (21.2) | 0 (0) | 39 (21.2) | 10 | 8.9 | 11.1 | |||
| Severe/shock | 11 [6] | 1 (0.5) | 12 (6.5) | 13 | 9 | 17 | |||
| Overall | 177 (96.2) | 7 (3.8) | 184 (100) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| Blood transfusion | Yes | 13 (7.1) | 1 (0.5) | 14 (7.6) | 17 | 10.1 | 23.9 | 29.199 | < 0.001 |
| No | 164 (89.1) | 6 (3.3) | 170 (92.4) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| Overall | 177 (96.2) | 7 (3.8) | 184 (100) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| IV fluid | Yes | 13 (7.1) | 1 (0.5) | 14 (7.6) | 12 | 9.7 | 14.3 | 7.580 | 0.006 |
| No | 164 (89.1) | 6 (3.3) | 170 (92.4) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| Overall | 177 (96.2) | 7 (3.8) | 184 (100) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| IV Antibiotics | Yes | 167 (90.8) | 5 (2.7) | 172 (93.5) | 9 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 21.092 | < 0.001 |
| Not indicated | 10 (5.4) | 2 (1.1) | 12 (6.5) | 6 | 5.1 | 6.9 | |||
| Overall | 177 (96.2) | 7 (3.8) | 184 (100) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| NG tube feeding | Yes | 58 (31.5) | 4 (2.2) | 62 (33.7) | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17.683 | < 0.001 |
| Not indicated | 119 (64.7) | 3 (1.6) | 122 (663) | 8 | 7.6 | 8.4 | |||
| Overall | 177 (96.2) | 7 (3.8) | 184 (100) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| Measles vaccination | Yes | 78 (42.4) | 0 (0) | 78 (42.4) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.796 | 0.247 |
| No | 56 (30.4) | 4 (2.2) | 60 (32.6) | 8 | 7 | 9 | |||
| Not indicated | 43 (23.4) | 3 (1.6) | 46 [25] | 9 | 7.8 | 10.2 | |||
| Overall | 177 (96.2) | 7 (3.8) | 184 (100) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| Deworming | Yes | 62 (33.7) | 0 (0) | 62 (33.7) | 10 | 8.7 | 11.3 | 4.512 | 0.034 |
| Not indicated | 115 (62.5) | 7 (3.8) | 122 (66.3) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||
| Overall | 177 (96.2) | 7 (3.8) | 184 (100) | 8 | 7.5 | 8.5 | |||