Table 2.
Crude and Adjusted Risk Ratios (RR) or Mean Differences (MD) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) for Treatment Outcomes According to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Exposure Status Among N = 238 Children Aged 1–23 Mo With Pneumonia in Gaborone, Botswana, April 2012–October 2013
| Crude |
Adjustedb |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR or MD | (95% CI) | Pa | RR or MD | (95% CI) | Pa | |
| HIV-EU vs. HIV-unexposed | ||||||
| Primary outcome | ||||||
| Treatment failure at 48 h | 1.99 | (1.35, 2.93) | .0005 | 1.83 | (1.27, 2.64) | 0.001 |
| Secondary outcomes | ||||||
| Days of supplemental oxygen | +0.88 days | (−0.54, +2.31 days) | .22 | +0.68 days | (−0.73, +2.09 days) | 0.35 |
| Days of CPAP or mechanical ventilation | +0.55 days | (+0.15, +0.95 days) | .008 | +0.49 days | (+0.10, +0.89 days) | 0.02 |
| Length of stay, days | +1.89 days | (0.00, +3.78 days) | .05 | +1.74 days | (−0.12, +3.61 days) | 0.07 |
| In-hospital mortality | 4.78 | (1.49, 15.32) | .009 | 4.31 | (1.44, 12.87) | 0.01 |
| HIV-infected vs. HIV-unexposed | ||||||
| Primary outcome | ||||||
| Treatment failure at 48 h | 2.55 | (1.61, 4.03) | <.0001 | 2.08 | (1.39, 3.12) | 0.0004 |
| Secondary outcomes | ||||||
| Days of supplemental oxygen | +7.27 days | (+5.00, +9.54 days) | <.0001 | +6.84 days | (+4.58, +9.10 days) | <0.0001 |
| Days of CPAP or mechanical ventilation | +1.08 days | (+0.44, +1.73 days) | .001 | +0.95 days | (+0.31, +1.59 days) | 0.004 |
| Length of stay, days | +12.29 days | (+9.28, +15.29 days) | <.0001 | +11.82 days | (+8.83, +14.80 days) | <0.0001 |
| In-hospital mortalityc | 3.83 | (0.75, 19.56) | .11 | 3.05 | (0.66, 14.06) | 0.15 |
Abbreviations: HIV-EU, HIV-exposed uninfected; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure.
aWald χ2 P values.
bRisk ratios (or differences in means) estimated from Cox proportional hazards models (or linear regression models) adjusted for age and proximity to health care services.
cEstimates are based on only N = 2 deaths among HIV-infected children.