Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patients (n = 121)
| Characteristics | Total (n = 121) | Grade I (n = 50) | Grade II (n = 47) | Grade III (n = 24) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (months) [median (IQR)] | 4 (2, 8.5) | 3 (2, 7) | 4 (1.5, 8) | 5 (2, 9) | 0.55 |
| Age <6 months | 73 (60.3) | 31 (62) | 28 (59.5) | 15 (62.5) | 0.96 |
| Male: Female | 74:47 | 39:11 | 26:21 | 9:15 | 0.002 |
| Nutritional status | |||||
| Normal weight (WAZ >–2) | 40 (33.1) | 18 (36) | 15 (31.9) | 7 (29.2) | 0.97 |
| Moderate underweight (WAZ <–2 to >–3) | 27 (22.3) | 10 (20%) | 11 (23.4%) | 5 (20.8) | |
| Severe underweight (WAZ <–3) | 55 (45.5) | 22 (44) | 21 (44.7) | 12 (50) | |
| Duration of diarrhea [median (IQR)] | 3 (2, 5) | 2 (2, 3) | 3 (2, 5) | 3 (1, 4) | 0.20 |
| Fever | 74 (61.2) | 27 (54) | 33 (70.2) | 14 (58.3) | 0.25 |
| Vomiting | 95 (78) | 39 (78) | 37 (78.7) | 19 (79.2) | 0.99 |
| Shock | 34 (28.1) | 11 (18) | 11 (30.6) | 12 (50) | 0.028 |
| Respiratory failure | 15 (12.4) | 3 (6.0) | 7 (14.9) | 5 (20.8) | 0.15 |
| Acute kidney injury | 70 (57.8) | 22 (44) | 28 (59.6) | 20 (83.3) | 0.006 |
| Coma (GCS < 8) | 10 (8.3) | 1 (2) | 3 (6.4) | 6 (25) | 0.003 |
Values are in n (%) unless specified otherwise; WAZ, weight for age Z score; GCS, Glasgow coma scale; IQR, interquartile range