Table 3.

Associations of the clinical features with complications in pediatric PM patients analyzed by chi-squared test

Parameters	Subgroups	Complications		Chi-squared	P-value
NO	YES
Sex	Male	21	23	0.061	0.805
	Female	40	48
Age	≤28 months)	34	60	13.247	0.000
	>28 months	27	11
Duration of disease	≤4 days	37	48	0.691	0.406
	>4 days	24	23
Consciousness state	Normal	44	42	2.488	0.288
	Decline in consciousness	10	16
	Coma	7	13
Convulsions on admission	NO	46	36	8.511	0.004
	YES	15	35
Respiratory failure	NO	56	67	0.339	0.560
	YES	5	4
MODS	NO	59	68	0.081	0.776
	YES	2	3
Mechanical ventilation	NO	56	61	1.129	0.288
	YES	5	10
Septic shock on admission	NO	58	67	0.033	0.855
	YES	3	4
Adjuvant steroid therapy	NO	16	18	0.013	0.909
	YES	45	53
Antibiotics treatment	Early	15	12	1.192	0.275
	Late	46	59
WBCs in blood	High	48	36	11.104	0.001
	Low	13	35
WBCs in CSF	High	15	18	0.010	0.920
	Low	40	50
Glucose in CSF	High	24	28	0.000	0.991
	Low	37	43
Protein in CSF	Low	28	38	1.515	0.218
	High	29	25
Predisposing factors	NO	22	12	6.301	0.012
	YES	39	59
Concomitant disease	NO	38	46	0.030	0.863
	YES	22	25

Note: Bold, indicates P<0.05.

Abbreviations: PM, pneumococcal meningitis; MODS, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; WBC, white blood cell.