Table 5. Children with signs of severity: odds of death at each level of haemoglobin (Hb) in children who received transfusion versus no transfusion.

Hb level g/dl	Total	Deaths	Not transfused	Deaths non- transfused	Case fatality	Transfused	Deaths transfused	Case fatality	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P value
<3	135	30	30	9	30.00%	105	21	20.0%	0.58 (0.23 - 1.46)	0.249
3-3.9	167	22	32	6	18.75%	135	16	11.9%	0.58 (0.21 - 1.63)	0.304
4-4.9	215	32	70	11	15.71%	145	21	14.5%	0.91 (0.41 - 2.01)	0.812
5-5.9	252	40	137	13	9.49%	115	27	23.5%	2.93 (1.43 - 5.99)	0.003
6-6.9	306	60	247	37	14.98%	59	23	39.0%	3.63 (1.93 - 6.80)	<0.001
7-7.9	410	66	377	51	13.53%	33	15	45.5%	5.33 (2.53 - 11.23)	<0.001
8-8.9	533	72	504	57	11.31%	29	15	51.7%	8.40 (3.86 - 18.31)	<0.001
9-9.9	624	71	608	63	10.36%	16	8	50.0%	8.65 (3.14 - 23.85)	<0.001
10-10.9	601	61	585	53	9.06%	16	8	50.0%	10.04 (3.62 - 27.83)	<0.001
>=11	654	93	634	83	13.09%	20	10	50.0%	6.64 (2.68 - 16.43)	<0.001
Total	3897	547	3224	383	11.9%	673	164	24.4%