Table 4.

Comparison of the study children in relation to their success and failure during the follow-up period

Characteristic	Success (n=329)	Failure (n=31)	Total (n=360)	p Value
Male, n (%)	202 (61)	18 (58)	220 (61)	0.71
Age months, mean (SD)	7.88 (7.01)	9.07 (11.33)	7.98 (7.46)	0.57
Infants (2–11 months), n (%)	264 (80)	27 (87)	291 (81)	0.49
Children (12–59 months), n (%)	65 (20)	4 (13)	69 (19)	0.49
Breast fed, n (%)	303 (92)	27 (87)	330 (92)	0.25
History of cough, n (%)	328 (100)	31 (100)	359 (100)	0.91
History of fever, n (%)	299 (91)	29 (94)	328 (91)	0.46
History of difficulty breathing, n (%)	88 (27)	7 (23)	95 (26)	0.61
History of chest wall indrawing, n (%)	117 (36)	10 (32)	127 (35)	0.71
Weight, kg, mean (SD)	6.51 (1.59)	6.10 (1.89)	6.48 (1.62)	0.17
Height, cm, mean (SD)	64.69 (8.09)	64.77 (10.24)	64.69 (8.28)	0.95
Weight-for-age Z-score, mean (SD)	−1.37 (1.21)	−1.80 (0.85)	−1.41(1.19)	0.06
Weight-for-height Z-score, mean (SD)	−0.72 (2.48)	−1.07 (0.91)	−0.74 (2.39)	0.45
Temperature of >38°C, n (%)	138 (42)	14 (45)	152 (42)	0.72
Pulse rate, beats per minute, mean (SD)	152 (17)	164 (16)	153 (17)	0.69
Pulse rate of >160 beats per minute, n (%)	82 (25)	17 (55)	99 (28)	<0.001
Respiratory rate, breaths per minute, mean (SD)	62 (10)	67 (12)	62 (10)	0.007
Respiratory rate >60 breaths per minute, n (%)	170 (52)	23 (74)	193 (54)	0.01
Rales/crepitation on auscultation, n (%)	325 (99)	31 (100)	356 (99)	1.00
Hepatomegaly (liver palpable for >2 cm), n (%)	97 (29)	9 (29)	106 (29)	0.95
Duration of stay (day care/hospital), days, mean (SD)	6.63 (2.10)	9.19 (5.21)	6.85 (2.61)	<0.001
Duration of stay >10 days, n (%)	17 (5)	7 (23)	24 (7)	<0.001
Duration of antibiotic (Ceftriaxone) therapy, days, mean (SD)	6.97 (1.59)	7.84 (2.31)	7.04 (1.67)	0.006
Hypoxaemia at admission (oxygen saturation <95%), n (%)	164 (50)	25 (81)	189 (53)	0.001
Oxygen saturation at admission, mean (SD)	94.92 (3.48)	91.32 (5.54)	94 (4)	<0.001