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. 2024 Jul 1;36:e20240068en. doi: 10.62675/2965-2774.20240068-en

Table 3. Bivariate analysis of hospitalization of children and adolescents with COVID-19 in the intensive care unit.

Variable p value OR 95%CI
Sex      
Female - 1 -
Male 0.009 1.709 1.142 - 2.563
Age (years) 0.001 0.999 0.9997 - 0.9999
0 - 4 - 1 -
5 - 9 0.022 0.456 0.225 - 0.869
10 - 15 0.007 0.411 0.209 - 0.767
16 - 18 0.008 0.509 0.305 - 0.832
Regional health of the residential area      
I NRS João Pessoa - 1 -
III NRS Campina Grande 0.134 1.495 0.877 - 2.519
IV NRS Cuite 0.136 6.290 0.593 - 136.718
V NRS Monteiro 0.078 3.145 0.849 - 11.654
XI NRS Princess Isabel 0.093 4.718 0.765 - 36.430
Population size      
Small - 1 -
Large 0.201 1.589 0.805 - 3.382
Gini index 0.118 0.065 0.002 - 1.989
Cough      
No - 1 -
Yes 0.014 0.592 0.389 - 0.897
Fever      
No - 1 -
Yes 0.006 0.548 0.357 - 0.841
Sore throat      
No - 1 -
Yes 0.069 0.564 0.295 - 1.024
Dyspnea      
No - 1 -
Yes 2.52e-05 2.533 1.647 - 3.939
Respiratory distress      
No - 1 -
Yes 4.8e-07 3.148 2.022 - 4.973
Diarrhea      
No - 1 -
Yes 0.071 0.558 0.286 - 1.026
SatO2 < 95%      
No - 1 -
Yes 1.14e-06 3.156 1.986 - 5.041
Vomiting      
No - 1 -
Yes 0.027 0.472 0.232 - 0.472
Other symptoms      
No - 1 -
Yes 0.0270 0.559 0.331 - 0.928
Presence of any risk factor      
No - 1 -
vYes 0.016 0.599 0.367 - 0.711
Puerperal woman      
No - 1 -
Yes 0.017 0.214 0.049 - 0.669
Asthma      
No - 1 -
Yes 0.078 0.252 0.038 - 0.960
Neurological problems      
No - 1 -
Yes 0.056 2.333 0.973 - 5.622
X-ray      
Normal - 1 -
Interstitial infiltrate 0.061 2.431 0.967 - 6.2960
Other images 0.022 3.417 1.197 - 10.027

OR - odds ratio; 95%CI - 95% confidence interval; NRS - Regional Health Center.