Table 1. Cohort profile according to age and sex.
| 630 Infants Aged ≤12 months |
2,070 Children Aged 1–9 years |
1,009 Adolescents Aged 10–19 years |
4,100 Adults Aged ≥20 years |
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| Male (n = 329) |
Female (n = 301) |
Male (n = 1,146) |
Female (n = 924) |
Male (n = 495) |
Female (n = 514) |
Male (n = 2,051) |
Female (n = 2,049) |
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| Demographic Profile (all cases) | ||||||||
| Age, mean (± SD), months* & years | 6.7 ± 4.2 * | 5.8 ± 3.8 * | 3.8 ± 2.5 | 3.8 ± 2.5 | 14.9 ± 3.0 | 15.1 ± 3.0 | 36.7 ± 14.5 | 36.7 ± 14.3 |
| African ancestry (%) | 325 (98.8%) | 295 (98.0%) | 1,139 (99.4%) | 915 (99.0%) | 493 (99.8%) | 513 (99.8%%) | 2,038 (99.4%) | 2,039 (99.5%) |
| Medical History (n = cases where data were self-reported and deemed reliable) | ||||||||
| Hypertension (%) n = 6,524 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500 (28.5%) | 683 (38.3%) |
| Passive/Active Smoker (%) n = 6,524 | 26 (9.7%) | 23 (9.2%) | 113 (12.1%) | 79 (10.8%) | 62 (15.9%) | 43 (10.3%) | 388 (22.1%) | 218 (12.2%) |
| HIV/AIDS (%) n = 6,523 | 35 (13.1%) | 20 (8.0%) | 95 (10.2%) | 75 (10.2%) | 29 (7.5%) | 35 (8.4%) | 226 (12.9%) | 336 (18.9%) |
| Tuberculosis (%) n = 7,046 | 4 (1.3%) | 6 (2.2%) | 32 (2.9%) | 31 (3.6%) | 13 (2.8%) | 20 (4.1%) | 142 (7.2%) | 144 (7.3%) |
| Malaria (%) n = 7,438 | 65 (21.0%) | 54 (19.6%) | 465 (42.8%) | 333 (38.5%) | 268 (58.0%) | 264 (53.5%) | 1,358 (68.8%) | 1,315 (66.8%) |
| Anemia (%) n = 6,524 | 28 (10.5%) | 20 (8.0%) | 89 (9.6%) | 70 (9.6%) | 32 (8.2%) | 57 (13.6%) | 168 (9.6%) | 340 (19.1%) |
| Chronic Diarrhea (%) n = 7,438 | 4 (1.5%) | 3 (1.2%) | 26 (2.8%) | 12 (1.6%) | 8 (2.1%) | 6 (1.4%) | 43 (2.5%) | 45 (2.5%) |
| Respiratory Disease (%) n = 7,438 | 45 (14.5%) | 39 (14.2%) | 209 (19.2%) | 155 (17.9%) | 61 (13.2%) | 68 (13.8%) | 238 (12.1%) | 250 (12.7%) |
| Diabetes (%) n = 6524 | - | - | 65 (7.0%) | 66 (9.0%) | 25 (6.4%) | 32 (7.6%) | 100 (5.7%) | 127 (7.1%) |
| Prior Injury/Trauma (%) n = 1,336 | 1 (1.4%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (2.0%) | 8 (5.4%) | 11 (13.9%) | 8 (11.1%) | 60 (19.5%) | 40 (10.4%) |
| Cardiovascular Disease (%) n = 6,101 | 2 (0.8%) | 1 (0.4%) | 7 (0.8%) | 1 (0.1%) | 3 (0.8%) | 4 (1.0%) | 30 (1.8%) | 39 (2.5%) |
| Use Traditional Medicines (%) n = 6,524 | 59 (22.0%) | 56 (22.5%) | 240 (25.8%) | 185 (25.2%) | 64 (16.5%) | 77 (18.4%) | 358 (20.4%) | 374 (21.0%) |
| Clinical Presentation (n = cases where data were available/recorded) | ||||||||
| BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2 n = 7,519 | - | - | - | - | 19.7 ± 7.8 | 20.3 ± 4.4 | 22.8 ± 4.8 | 25.1 ± 6.7 |
| SBP/DBP, mean (± SD), mmHg n = 6,059 | 103 ± 23/ 68 ± 18 |
103 ± 22/ 70(18) | 104 ± 17/ 69 ± 15 |
104 ± 16/ 70 ± 15 |
118 ± 18/ 72 ± 11 |
114 ± 16/ 73 ± 12 |
130 ± 22/ 81 ± 15 |
127 ± 15/ 82 ± 16 |
| Heart Rate, mean (± SD), n = 7,652 | 126 ± 31 | 128 ± 30 | 117 ± 26 | 119 ± 27 | 95 ± 21 | 100 ± 21 | 86 ± 19 | 92 ± 19 |
| Febrile—≥37.0 Celsius (%) n = 7,753 | 172 (52.4%) | 141 (47.5%) | 542 (47.8%) | 424 (46.2%) | 191 (38.7%) | 192 (37.6%) | 503 (24.7%) | 571 (28.1%) |
| Hypoxic—02 Sat <90% (%) n = 7,359 | 38 (12.9%) | 42 (16.3%) | 88 (8.2%) | 73 (8.4%) | 21 (4.4%) | 14 (2.9%) | 50 (2.6%) | 56 (2.9%) |
| Cause of Emergency Presentation (all cases) | ||||||||
| Communicable Disease (%) | 240 (72.9%) | 221 (73.4%) | 717 (62.6%) | 608 (65.8%) | 212 (42.8%) | 257 (50.0%) | 787 (38.4%) | 872 (42.6%) |
| Non-Communicable Disease (%) | 64 (19.5%) | 55 (18.3%) | 126 (11.0%) | 100 (10.8%) | 73 (14.7%) | 143 (27.8%) | 632 (30.8%) | 770 (37.6%) |
| Injury/Trauma (%) | 25 (7.6%) | 25 (8.3%) | 303 (26.4%) | 216 (23.4%) | 210 (42.4%) | 114 (22.2%) | 632 (30.8%) | 407 (19.9%) |
Footnote
* Age is provided in months for Infants