Table 1. Baseline variables by age group.
| >2 to <12 months
(n=8624) |
12 to <24 months
(n=7189) |
24 to <60 months
(n=8637) |
>= 60 months
(n=4776) |
TOTAL
(n=29226) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freq. (%) | Died (%) | Freq. (%) | Died (%) | Freq. (%) | Died (%) | Freq. (%) | Died (%) | Freq. (%) | Died (%) | |
| Discharge status | ||||||||||
| Alive | 8121 (94.1) | --- | 6847 (95.2) | --- | 8194 (94.9) | --- | 4516(94.5) | --- | 27678 (94.7) | --- |
| Dead | 503 (5.9) | --- | 342 (4.8) | --- | 443 (5.1) | --- | 260 (5.5) | --- | 1548 (5.3) | --- |
| Hb at admission | ||||||||||
| <4.0 g/ld. | 254 (3.0) | 20 (7.9) | 285 (4.0) | 21 (7.4) | 381 (4.1) | 39 (10.2) | 223 (4.7) | 17 (7.6) | 1143 (3.9) | 97 (8.5) |
| 4.0 to <6.0 g/ld. | 596 (6.9) | 35 (5.9) | 648 (9.0) | 31 (4.8) | 766 (8.9) | 56 (7.3) | 316 (6.6) | 42 (13.3) | 2326 (8.0) | 164 (7.1) |
| 6.0 to <9.0 g/ld. | 2880 (33.4) | 221 (7.7) | 2701 (37.6) | 161 (6.0) | 2781 (32.2) | 175 (6.3) | 1095 (22.9) | 70 (6.4) | 9457 (32.4) | 627 (6.6) |
| 9.0 to <12.0 g/ld. | 4593 (53.3) | 199 (4.3) | 3379 (47.0) | 118 (3.5) | 4092 (47.4) | 146 (3.6) | 2300 (48.2) | 86 (3.7) | 14364 (49.1) | 549 (3.8) |
| >= 12.0 g/ld. | 301 (3.5) | 28 (9.3) | 176 (2.4) | 11 (6.3) | 617 (7.1) | 27 (4.4) | 842 (17.6) | 45 (5.3) | 1936 (6.6) | 111 (5.7) |
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Female | 3723 (43.2) | 247 (6.6) | 3166 (44.0) | 160 (5.1) | 3849 (44.6) | 198 (5.1) | 2120 (44.4) | 112 (5.3) | 12858 (44.0) | 717 (5.6) |
| Male | 4901 (56.8) | 256 (5.2) | 4023 (56.0) | 182 (4.5) | 4788 (55.4) | 245 (5.1) | 2656 (55.6) | 148 (5.6) | 16368 (56.0) | 831 (5.1) |
| WAZ score <-3 | ||||||||||
| No | 7360 (85.3) | 297 (4.0) | 5112 (71.1) | 93 (1.8) | 6628 (76.7) | 192 (2.9) | 3996 (83.7) | 168 (4.2) | 23096 (79.0) | 750 (3.2) |
| Yes | 1237 (14.3) | 199 (16.1) | 2049 (28.5) | 242 (11.8) | 1954 (22.6) | 237 (12.1) | 674 (14.1) | 82 (12.2) | 5914 (20.2) | 760 (12.9) |
| Missing value | 27 (0.3) | --- | 28 (0.4) | --- | 55 (0.6) | --- | 106 (2.2) | --- | 216 (0.7) | --- |
| MUAC (<11.5 cm) | ||||||||||
| No | 6358 (73.7) | 192 (3.0) | 5953 (82.8) | 137 (2.3) | 7746 (89.7) | 263 (3.4) | 4482 (93.8) | 200 (4.5) | 24539 (84.0) | 792 (3.2) |
| Yes | 2142 (24.8) | 266 (12.4) | 1150 (16.0) | 189 (16.4) | 721 (8.4) | 131 (18.2) | 182 (3.8) | 37 (20.3) | 4195 (14.4) | 623 (14.9) |
| Missing value | 124 (1.4) | --- | 86 (1.2) | --- | 170 (2.0) | --- | 112 (2.4) | --- | 492 (1.7) | --- |
| Febrile (>37.5°C) | ||||||||||
| No | 3403 (39.5) | 97 (2.9) | 2861 (39.8) | 113 (3.9) | 3374 (39.1) | 101 (3.0) | 2350 (49.2) | 61 (2.6) | 11988 (41.0) | 372 (3.1) |
| Yes | 5209 (60.4) | 405 (7.8) | 4313 (60.0) | 228 (5.3) | 5248 (60.8) | 339 (6.5) | 2412 (50.5) | 198 (8.2) | 17182 (58.8) | 1170 (6.8) |
| Missing value | 12 (0.1) | --- | 15 (0.2) | --- | 15 (0.2) | --- | 14 (0.3) | --- | 56 (0.2) | --- |
| Deep breathing | ||||||||||
| No | 7362 (85.4) | 316 (4.3) | 6400 (89.0) | 228 (3.6) | 7798 (90.3) | 305 (3.9) | 4516 (94.6) | 204 (4.5) | 26076 (89.2) | 1053 (4.0) |
| Yes | 1245 (14.4) | 185 (14.9) | 780 (10.9) | 113 (14.5) | 827 (9.6) | 135 (16.3) | 252 (5.3) | 54 (21.4) | 3104 (10.6) | 487 (15.7) |
| Missing value | 17 (0.2) | --- | 9 (0.1) | --- | 12 (0.1) | --- | 8 (0.2) | --- | 46 (0.2) | --- |
| Indrawing | ||||||||||
| No | 4890 (56.7) | 214 (4.4) | 5474 (76.1) | 240 (4.4) | 7262 (84.1) | 324 (4.2) | 4219 (88.3) | 188 (4.5) | 21845 (74.8) | 966 (4.4) |
| Yes | 3724 (43.2) | 287 (7.7) | 1705 (23.7) | 101 (5.9) | 1359 (15.7) | 116 (8.5) | 550 (11.5) | 71 (12.9) | 7338 (25.1) | 575 (7.8) |
| Missing value | 10 (0.1) | --- | 10 (0.1) | --- | 16 (0.2) | --- | 7 (0.2) | --- | 43 (0.2) | --- |
| Delayed CRF (>=3 s) | ||||||||||
| No | 8030 (93.1) | 369 (4.6) | 6758 (94.0) | 260 (3.8) | 8101 (93.8) | 325 (4.0) | 4548 (95.3) | 200 (4.4) | 27437(93.9) | 1154 (4.2) |
| Yes | 579 (6.7) | 130 (22.5) | 416 (5.8) | 81 (19.5) | 515 (6.0) | 112 (21.7) | 209 (4.4) | 54 (25.8) | 1719 (5.9) | 377 (21.9) |
| Missing value | 15 (0.2) | --- | 15 (0.2) | --- | 21 (0.2) | --- | 19 (0.4) | --- | 70 (0.2) | --- |
| WHO shock definition | ||||||||||
| No | 7119 (82.6) | 300 (4.2) | 5931 (82.5) | 199 (3.4) | 7125 (82.5) | 264 (3.7) | 4125 (86.4) | 164 (4.0) | 24300 (83.2) | 927 (3.8) |
| Yes | 1500 (17.4) | 202 (13.4) | 1246 (17.3) | 142 (11.4) | 1498 (17.3) | 176 (11.7) | 635 (13.3) | 92 (14.5) | 4879 (16.7) | 612 (12.5) |
| Missing value | 5 (0.1) | --- | 12 (0.2) | --- | 14 (0.2) | --- | 16 (0.3) | --- | 47 (0.2) | --- |
| Coma (BCS <= 2) | ||||||||||
| No | 8258 (95.8) | 387 (4.7) | 6856 (95.4) | 281 (4.1) | 7904 (91.5) | 295 (3.7) | 4517 (94.6) | 204 (4.5) | 27535 (94.2) | 1167 (4.2) |
| Yes | 351 (4.1) | 114 (32.5) | 321 (4.5) | 59 (18.4) | 720 (8.3) | 145 (20.1) | 244 (5.1) | 55 (22.5) | 1636 (5.6) | 373 (22.8) |
| Missing value | 15 (0.2) | --- | 12 (0.2) | --- | 13 (0.2) | --- | 15 (0.3) | --- | 55 (0.2) | --- |
| Bacteraemia | ||||||||||
| No | 7968 (92.4) | 383 (4.8) | 6656 (92.6) | 285 (4.3) | 7993 (92.5) | 362 (4.5) | 4139 (86.7) | 197 (4.8) | 26756 (91.6) | 1227 (4.6) |
| Yes | 422 (4.) | 106 (25.1) | 291 (4.1) | 55 (18.9) | 296 (3.4) | 70 (23.6) | 249 (5.2) | 51 (20.5) | 1258 (4.3) | 282 (22.4) |
| Missing value | 234 (2.7) | --- | 242 (3.4) | --- | 348 (4.0) | --- | 388 (8.1) | --- | 1212 (4.1) | --- |
| Malaria Parasites | ||||||||||
| No | 7304 (84.7) | 460 (6.3) | 5207 (72.4) | 275 (5.3) | 5043 (58.4) | 294 (5.8) | 3521 (73.7) | 221 (6.3) | 21075 (72.1) | 1250 (5.9) |
| Yes | 1247 (14.5) | 37 (3.0) | 1920 (26.7) | 62 (3.2) | 3526 (40.8) | 145 (4.1) | 1202 (25.2) | 36 (3.0) | 7895 (27.0) | 280 (3.5) |
| Missing value | 73 (0.8) | --- | 62 (0.9) | --- | 68 (0.8) | --- | 53 (1.1) | --- | 256 (0.9) | --- |
| HIV positive * | ||||||||||
| No | 2050 (93) | 100 (4.9) | 1751 (92.7) | 71 (4.1) | 1881 (91.0) | 63 (3.3) | 1205 (90.9) | 43 (3.6) | 6887 (92.1) | 277 (4.0) |
| Yes | 147 (6.7) | 33 (22.4) | 138 (7.3) | 23 (16.7) | 187 (9.0) | 33 (17.6) | 121 (9.1) | 20 (16.5) | 593 (7.9) | 109 (18.4) |
*Excluding cases that were not tested, discordant, and missing observations (number excluded = 21746 (74.4%))