Table 5 Multivariable logistic regression of mortality in relation to socio-demographic and clinical characteristics among study participants
From: Predictors of mortality among children at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania: a cohort study
Variables | Crude OR (95%CI) | Adjusted OR (95%CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Female | 1.28 (0.86–1.90) | 1.10 (0.67–1.82) | 0.698 |
Age (months) | |||
1–11 | 1.8 (1.08–3.08) | 2.1 (1.03–4.19) | 0.042 |
12–23 | 1.8 (1.01–3.23) | 1.9 (0.91–4.07) | 0.089 |
24–59 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Level of education of caregivers | |||
No formal education | 3.05 (1.50–6.25) | 1.27 (0.38–4.22) | 0.695 |
Primary | 1.98 (1.15–3.40) | 0.84 (0.33–2.10) | 0.704 |
Secondary | 1.25 (0.67–2.34) | 0.66 (0.28–1.55) | 0.338 |
Higher level | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Occupation of caregiver | |||
Employed | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Peasant | 1.39 (0.67–2.89) | 0.53 (0.17–1.60) | 0.258 |
Petty trader | 2.42 (1.46–3.99) | 1.26 (0.59–2.68) | 0.550 |
Unemployed | 1.15 (0.60–2.21) | 0.69 (0.27–1.74) | 0.430 |
Health insurance | |||
Yes | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
No | 2.47 (1.42–4.29) | 1.40 (0.65–2.98) | 0.389 |
Wealth quintiles | |||
Lowest (poorest) | 4.9 (1.99–12.20) | 4.0 (1.19–13.51) | 0.025 |
Second | 6.1 (2.50–14-93) | 5.2 (1.65–16.69) | 0.005 |
Middle | 4.0 (1.57–9.92) | 3.6 (1.14–11.33) | 0.029 |
Fourth | 2.7 (1.04–6.83) | 2.4 (0.82–7.16) | 0.111 |
Highest (richest) | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Origin of referral | |||
Home | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
District hospitals | 2.15 (1.35–3.42) | 1.3 (0.69–2.25) | 0.424 |
Private | 0.89 (0.36–2.25) | 1.3 (0.42–3.81) | 0.680 |
Others | 1.19 (0.37–3.36) | 1.4 (0.40–5.07) | 0.580 |
Day of death occurrence | |||
Weekdays | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Weekends | 2.1 (1.35–3.20) | 1.9 (1.07–3.30) | 0.028 |
Hospital stay (hours) | |||
< 24 | 7.6 (4.58–12.52) | 7.9 (4.05–15.25) | < 0.001 |
24–72 | 4.1 (2.06–8.06) | 3.7 (1.95–7.18) | < 0.001 |
> 72 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Clinical features, (%Yes) | |||
Inability to feed | 3.8 (1.67–8.70) | 5.7 (1.97–16.51) | 0.001 |
Respiratory distress | 3.4 (2.15–5.23) | 2.6 (1.40–4.97) | 0.003 |
Convulsion | 1.72 (1.11–2.67) | 0.9 (0.44–1.79) | 0.728 |
Lethargy | 5.6 (3.20–9.64) | 4.9 (2.32–10.40) | < 0.001 |
Diarrhea | 2.6 (1.64–4.05) | 1.7 (0.89–3.07) | 0.108 |
Unconscious | 15.2 (6.8–33.9) | 18 (6.70–56.82) | < 0.001 |
Fever | 1.43 (0.90–2.10) | 1.4 (0.80–2.27) | 0.258 |
Cough | 0.7 (0.44–1.08) | 0.6 (0.35–1.15) | 0.135 |
Nutritional status | |||
Normal | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
Moderate wasting | 1.22 (0.70–2.12) | 1.6 (0.78–3.14) | 0.210 |
Severe wasting | 3.26 (2.08–5.11) | 4.5 (2.49–8.10) | < 0.001 |