Table 5.
Factors associated with death in 400 pediatric Tanzanian inpatients using univariable logistic analysis.
| Characteristic | Dead (n=81) number (%) median (IQR) |
Alive (n=319) number (%) median (IQR) |
Odds ratio [95% CI] | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 36 (44.4) | 160 (50.2) | 1.26 [0.77–2.05] | 0.358 |
| Female | 45 (55.6) | 159 (49.8) | ||
| Age in months | 24 (12–42) | 17 (9–36) | 1.00 [0.99–1.01] | 0.523 |
| Hospital | ||||
| Bugando | 68 (84.0) | 266 (83.4) | 0.96 [0.49–1.86] | 0.902 |
| Sekou Toure | 13 (16.0) | 53 (16.6) | ||
| Malnutrition | ||||
| No malnutrition | 7 (8.6) | 93 (29.2) | 0.23 [0.10–0.52] | <0.001 |
| Mild malnutrition | 11 (13.6) | 76 (23.8) | 0.50 [0.25–1.00] | 0.049 |
| Moderate malnutrition | 19 (23.5) | 79 (24.8) | 0.93 [0.52–1.65] | 0.807 |
| Severe malnutrition | 43 (53.1) | 63 (19.8) | 4.60 [2.74–7.70] | <0.001 |
| Fever (subjective) | 70 (86.4) | 286 (89.7) | 0.73 [0.35–1.52] | 0.407 |
| Fever (objective) | 36 (44.4) | 188 (58.9) | 0.56 [0.34–0.91] | 0.020 |
| Fever (duration, days) | 9.5 (4–14) | 4 (3–7) | 1.09 [1.05–1.12] | <0.001 |
| Temperature (°C) | 37.1 (36.5–38.2) | 37.8 (36.9–38.7) | 0.73 [0.59–0.91] | 0.005 |
| Vomiting/Diarrhea | 36 (44.4) | 175 (54.9) | 0.66 [0.40–1.08] | 0.095 |
| Pallor | 36 (44.4) | 112 (35.1) | 1.48 [0.90–2.43] | 0.121 |
| Convulsions | 14 (17.3) | 43 (13.5) | 1.34 [0.69–2.59] | 0.383 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 7.3 (6.4–8.7) | 7.4 (6.5–8.9) | 0.97 [0.86–1.09] | 0.581 |
| Severe Anemia (Hb<5) | 7 (8.6) | 42 (13.2) | 0.62 [0.27–1.45] | 0.271 |
| Breastfeeding | 48 (59.3) | 208 (65.2) | 0.77 [0.47–1.28] | 0.320 |
| Prior use of anti-malarials | 55 (67.9) | 182 (57.1) | 1.59 [0.95–2.67] | 0.077 |
| HIV-infected | 25 (30.9) | 27 (8.5) | 4.83 [2.61–8.93] | <0.001 |
| Confirmed malaria | 16 (19.8) | 47 (14.7) | 1.42 [0.76–2.67] | 0.270 |
Bold values indicate the statistically significant characteristics.