Table 2.
Proposed new variables and final round 2 variables.
| Clinical | Laboratory | Social/Demographic |
| Proposed new variables for prediction, N=40 | ||
| Eating & drinking status | Blood glucose | Number of siblings |
| Mental status | C-reactive protein | Number of parents present |
| Weight gain during admission | CBC with differential | Type of dwelling |
| Inputs and outputs | Chest X-ray | Water source |
| Breastfeeding success | HIV serology | Hygiene indicators |
| Urination in 12h prior to admit | CD4 count | Bed net use |
| Nutritional status | Blood gases | Cooking habits |
| HIV status | Ferritin | Maternal co morbidities |
| Antibiotic appropriateness | INR/PTT | Ethnicity |
| Time since last hospitalization | Lactate, pH, or serum bicarbonate | Social economic status |
| Time from referral to admission | Blood urea nitrogen | Sibling deaths |
| Length of illness | Serum creatinine | Maternal birth spacing |
| Mid-upper arm circumference | Albumin | |
| Previous hospitalizations | CNS culture | |
| Final round 2 variables for prediction, N=16 | ||
| Mental status | Glucose | Number of siblings |
| Pre-admit urine freq. | Acidosis | Maternal co-morbidities |
| Prior hospitalizations | Coagulation (INR/PTT) | Maternal age |
| Time since last admit | Renal (BUN/SCr) | Parents live at home |
| Duration of illness | Sibling deaths | |
| MUAC | Water source | |
| Prematurity | Bed net use | |
CBC = complete blood count, INR = International normalized ratio, PTT = Partial thromboplastin time, BUN = Blood urea nitrogen, SCr = Serum creatinine, MUAC = Mid-upper arm circumference