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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Factors associated with severe childhood community-acquired pneumonia: a retrospective study from two hospitals

Characteristics

Frequency (%)

OR (95%CI)

P-value

Non-severe (n = 151)

Severe (n = 66)

Sex

  

1.14 (0.63–2.07)

0.77

 Male

89 (58.9)

41 (63.1)

  

 Female

62 (41.1)

25 (37.9)

Age (years), median (range)

2.4 (0.01–18)

1.7 (0.2–17.4)

  

 0–5

116 (76.8)

54 (81.8)

Ref

Ref

 5–10

27 (17.9)

6 (9.1)

0.48 (0.19–1.22)

0.18

 10–15

4 (2.65)

4 (6.1)

2.42 (0.52–8.91)

0.44

 15–18

4 (2.65)

2 (3)

1.07 (0.19–6.05)

1

Body mass index (kg/m2), median (range)

(n = 132)

15.6 (12.9–76.2)

(n = 55)

13.9 (6.4–24.8)

  

 Normoweight

100 (75.8)

24 (43.7)

Ref

Ref

 Severely wasted

0 (0)

22 (40)

N/A

N/A

 Wasted

21 (15.8)

7 (12.7)

1.39 (0.53–3.64)

0.68

 Overweight

8 (6.1)

1 (1.8)

0.51 (0.06–4.37)

1

 Obese

3 (2.3)

1 (1.8)

1.39 (0.15–13.95)

1

Duration of cough (days), median (range)

(n = 144)

7 (1–90)

(n = 60)

7 (1–60)

N/A

0.08

Duration of fever (days), median (range)

(n = 142)

5 (1–15)

(n = 61)

6 (1–18)

N/A

0.04

Temperature upon arrival (°C), median (range)

37.6 (35.7–41)

37.8 (35.5–40.1)

N/A

0.09

Respiratory rate (breaths per minute), median (range)

26 (13–88)

32 (20–97)

N/A

< 0.01

Heart rate (beats per unit) median (range)

124 (82–204)

130 (80–197)

N/A

0.05

Oxygen saturation (%), median (range)

(n = 92)

97 (83–100)

(n = 58)

96 (69–100)

N/A

0.08

Duration of hospitalization (days), median (range)

4 (1–14)

5 (1–37)

N/A

0.12

Clinical manifestationsa

 Fever

142 (94)

61 (92.4)

0.77 (0.25–2.4)

0.88

 Cough

144 (95.4)

60 (90.9)

0.49 (0.16–1.51)

0.34

 Shortness of breath

53 (35.1)

25 (37.9)

1.13 (0.62–2.05)

0.81

 Decreased appetite

59 (39.1)

33 (50)

1.56 (0.87–2.79)

0.18

 Convulsion

0 (0)

17 (25.7)

N/A

N/A

 Vomits

33 (21.9)

22 (33.3)

1.79 (0.94–3.39)

0.11

Physical findingsa

 Tachypnea

20 (13.2)

20 (30.3)

2.85 (1.41–5.76)

0.003

 Cyanosis

0 (0)

5 (7.6)

N/A

N/A

 Nasal flaring

12 (7.9)

10 (15.2)

2.07 (0.85–5.06)

0.17

 Chest retraction

34 (22.5)

32 (48.5)

3.239 (1.75–5.99)

< 0.001

 Reduced vesicular breath sound

15 (9.9)

7 (10.6)

1.08 (0.42–2.78)

1

 Rhonchi

116 (76.8)

54 (81.8)

1.36 (0.65–2.82)

0.52

 Wheezing

22 (14.6)

11 (16.7)

1.17 (0.53–2.58)

0.85

  1. aOne patient can have more than one clinical manifestation and physical finding
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