Table 3.
Sociodemographic, medical and developmental history and their association with mortality in children with neurological impairments*
| Univariable HR (95% CI) | p value | Multivariable HR (95% CI) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age of participants at the start of the cohort study | |||||
| 6 years | 1·00 | .. | 1·00 | .. | |
| 7 years | 0·57 (0·06–5·49) | 0·627 | 0·51 (0·04–7·15) | 0·621 | |
| 8 years | 3·21 (0·72–14·38) | 0·127 | 6·94 (1·14–42·95) | 0·037 | |
| 9 years | 1·97 (0·40–9·78) | 0·407 | 4·14 (0·62–27·70) | 0·142 | |
| Male participant | 0·78 (0·24–2·55) | 0·678 | 0·92 (0·24–3·51) | 0·905 | |
| A father without an income–generating activity | 0·63 (0·13–3·03) | 0·563 | .. | .. | |
| A mother without an income–generating activity | 0·81 (0·23–2·89) | 0·751 | .. | .. | |
| Severe malnutrition | 16·74 (3·47–80·74) | <0·001 | 20·92 (3·14–139·11) | 0·002 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0·56 (0·29–1·08) | 0·083 | .. | .. | |
| Baby did not cry immediately after delivery | 1·10 (0·14–8·61) | 0·929 | .. | .. | |
| Abnormal pregnancy | 1·46 (0·68–5·51) | 0·577 | .. | .. | |
| Could not walk at age 2 years | 2·10 (0·61–7·16) | 0·238 | 0·72 (0·13–3·89) | 0·698 | |
| Could not talk at age 2 years | 1·16 (0·34–3·98) | 0·807 | .. | .. | |
| Could not self–feed at age 2 years | 4·41 (1·29–15·08) | 0·018 | 18·92 (2·23–160·44) | 0·007 | |
| Could not pick up objects at age 2 years | 3·47 (0·44–27·17) | 0·236 | 0·45 (0·03–8·24) | 0·591 | |
| Inability to meet urination or defecation needs at age 6–9 years | 4·21 (0·91–19·5) | 0·066 | 0·78 (0·05–11·88) | 0·855 | |
| Inability to assist in household chores between age 6–9 years) | 5·85 (1·55–22·12) | 0·009 | 4·12 (0·36–47·02) | 0·254 | |
| Inability to self–clean at age 6–9 years | 3·27 (0·71–15·17) | 0·129 | 2·92 (0·27–31·56) | 0·376 | |
HR=hazard ratio. BMI=body-mass index.
*
n=284.