Table 2. Medical characteristics of children according to IMCI algorithm.

Characteristics	Hypoglycemia	Low glycemia	Normal glycemia	Hyperglycemia	p	Total
	13 (3.1%)	84 (20%)	277 (65.9%)	46 (10.9%)		420
General danger signs
Unable to drink or to breastfeed	5 (38.5)	7 (8.3)	11 (3.9)	3 (6.5)	<0.000	26 (6.2)
Vomits everything	7 (53.9)	34 (40.5)	65 (23.5)	8 (17.4)	<0.001	114 (27.1)
Lethargy or unconsciousness	11 (84.6)	17 (20.2)	44 (15.9)	11 (23.9)	<0.000	83 (19.8)
Convulsions	1 (7.7)	13 (15.5)	41 (14.8)	11 (23.9)	0.4	66 (15.7)
Severe disease	11 (84.6)	49 (58.3)	121 (43.7)	21 (45.7)	<0.005	202 (48.1)
Severe pneumonia	2 (15.4)	10 (11.9)	48 (17.3)	7 (15.2)	0.6	67 (15.9)
Pneumonia	3 (23.1)	23 (27.4)	105 (37.9)	19 (41.3)	0.12	150 (35.7)
Severe dehydration (with diarrhea)	7 (53.9)	9 (10.7)	13 (4.7)	4 (8.7)	<0.000	33 (7.9)
Sunken eyes	7 (53.9)	25 (29.8)	48 (17.3)	6 (13)	<0.001	86 (20.5)
Unable to drink or drinking poorly	5 (38.5)	7 (8.3)	11 (3.9)	3 (6.5)	<0.0001	26 (6.2)
Skin pinch goes back very slowly	6 (46.2)	23 (27.4)	47 (16.9)	6 (13)	<0.009	82 (19.5)
Some dehydration (with diarrhea)	0	18 (21.4)	44 (15.9)	6 (13)	0.2	68 (16.2)
Restless, irritable	0	15 (17.9)	15 (5.4)	2 (4.4)	<0.001	32 (7.6)
Thirsty	3 (23.1)	5 (5.9)	18 (6.5)	1 (2.2)	0.06	27 (6.4)
Persistent diarrhea	0	2 (2.4)	0	0	0.04	2 (0.5)
Very severe febrile disease	4 (30.8)	20 (23.8)	44 (15.9)	13 (28.3)	1.8	81 (19.3)
Severe malnutrition*	12 (92.3)	64 (76.2)	205 (74)	33 (71.7)	0.5	314 (74.8)

IMCI: integrated management of childhood illness.

^*Weight for height, or height for age, or weight for age ≤3 Standard Deviation (WHO 2006) among children less than 59 months.

14 had kwashiorkor (1 hypo, 2 low glycemia, 10 normoglycemia, 1 hyperglycemia, 1 hyperglycemia had marastic-kwashiorkor).