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. 2012 Nov 5;7(11):e47622. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047622

Table 3. Effect of age, sex, and comorbidity on pneumonia mortality adjusted for hospital.

Died (%) Survived (%) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Age group
2–11 months 135 (8.8) 1400 (91.2) 1.00 1.00
12–24 months 34 (3.5) 952 (96.5) 0.41 (0.31–0.54) 0.39 (0.25–0.58)
25–59 months 26 (3.3) 772 (96.7) 0.42 (0.32–0.56) 0.42 (0.27–0.67)
Sex
Female 90 (6.2) 1353 (93.8) 1.00 1.00
Male 97 (5.5) 1665 (94.5) 0.89 (0.74–1.12) 0.87 (0.64–1.19)
Pneumonia severity
Pneumonia 19 (9.1) 966 (98.1) 1.00 1.00
Severe pneumonia 72 (4.9) 1412 (95.1) 2.59 (1.55–4.33)
Very severe pneumonia 82 (15.2) 457 (84.8) 9.12 (5.47–15.21) 9.17 (5.37–15.67)
Pneumonia without severity classification 22 (7.1) 289 (92.9) 3.81 (2.06–7.25) 2.54 (1.12–5.80)
Malaria
No malaria 170 (6.0) 2666 (94) 1.00 1.00
Moderate malaria 4 (1.9) 202 (98.1) 0.31 (0.11–0.85) 0.47 (0.16–1.36)
Severe malaria 18 (9.1) 180 (90.9) 1.57 (0.94–2.61) 1.15 (0.65–2.04)
Malaria without severity classification 3 (3.8) 76 (96.2) 0.62 (0.19–1.98) 0.44 (0.12–1.55)
Diarrhea/dehydration
No 135 (5.1) 2543 (94.9) 1.00 1.00
Yes 60 (9.2) 590 (90.8) 1.47 (1.17–1.86) 1.50 (1.04–2.15)