Table 4.
Final diagnosis and risk of death of undernourished children under 5 years
| Clinical variables | Overall n/N (%) |
Died n/N (%) |
Survived n/N (%) |
RR(95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider’s diagnosis | |||||
| Congenital heart diseases | 28/135 (20.7%) | 2/18 (11.1%) | 26/117 (22.2%) | 0.5 (0.1–1.7) | 0.44 |
| Pneumonia | 15/135 (11.1%) | 3/18 (16.7%) | 12/117 (10.3%) | 1.6 (0.5–4.2) | 0.69 |
| Cerebral palsy | 12/135 (8.9%) | 1/18 (5.6%) | 11/117 (9.4%) | 0.6 (0.1–2.8) | 0.93 |
| Acute malnutrition | 9/135 (6.7%) | 3/18 (16.7%) | 6/117 (5.1%) | 2.8 (1.0–6.6) | 0.19 |
| Tumours | 9/135 (6.7%) | 2/18 (11.1%) | 7/117 (6.0%) | 1.8 (0.5–5.0) | 0.76 |
| Vital signs, point of care test | |||||
| Bradypnea | 8/133 (6.0%) | 1/18 (5.6%) | 7/115 (6.1%) | 0.9 (0.2–3.9) | > 0.99 |
| Tachycardia | 34/134 (25.3%) | 10/18 (55.5%) | 24/116 (21.6%) | 3.7 (1.6–8.3) | < 0.01 |
| Hypotension | 8/21 (38.1%) | 3/8 (37.5%) | 5/13 (38.5%) | 1.0 (0.3–2.8) | > 0.99 |
| Low AVPU score (GCS < 15) | 21/132 (15.6%) | 8/18 (44.4%) | 13/114 (11.4%) | 4.2 (1.9–9.1) | < 0.01 |
| Fever (T > 37.5 °C) | 28/135 (20.7%) | 5/18 (27.8%) | 23/117 (19.7%) | 1.5 (0.6–3.5) | 0.63 |
| Hypoglycaemia (RBG < 3.5) | 3/55 (5.5%) | 1/16 (6.3%) | 2/39 (5.1%) | 1.2 (0.2–3.3) | > 0.99 |
| Hypokalaemia | 10/35 (28.6%) | 3/10 (30.0%) | 7/25 (28.0%) | 1.1 (0.3–3.0) | 0.90 |
| Undernutrition classification | |||||
| Mild type | 39/135 (28.9%) | 5/18 (27.8%) | 34/117 (29.1%) | 1.0 (0.4–2.3) | > 0.99 |
| Moderate type | 49/135 (36.3%) | 5/18 (27.8%) | 44/117 (37.6%) | 0.7 (0.3–1.7) | 0.59 |
| Severe type | 47/135 (34.8%) | 8/18 (44.4%) | 39/117 (33.3%) | 1.5 (0.6–3.4) | 0.51 |