Radiologic Diagnosis and Hospitalization among Children with Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia: A Prospective Cohort Study
Table 2
Demographic and clinical characteristics of children with severe pneumonia in Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital.
Baseline data
Radiologic evidence of pneumonia
P-value
Present (n=59)
Absent (n=63)
Age (months), Median (IQR)
10 (8-24)
10 (5-24)
0.550
Sex, Male (%)
40 (67.8)
36 (37.1)
0.264†
Duration of illness (days), Median (IQR)
3 (1-4)
3 (2-5)
0.269
Fever, Yes (%)
47 (46.1)
55 (53.9)
0.329†
Grunting, Yes (%)
26 (44.1)
32 (50.8)
0.474†
Vomiting, Yes (%)
22 (37.3)
24 (37.1)
-
Previous admission, Yes (%)
12 (20.3)
10 (15.9)
0.639†
Indoor cooking, Yes (%)
35 (59.3)
31 (49.2)
0.281†
Wheezing, Yes (%)
57(96.6)
54 (85.7)
0.055†
Crepitation, Yes (%)
50 (84.7)
56 (88.9)
0.595†
Mentation, Yes (%)
58 (98.3)
61 (96.8)
-
Respiratory rate, Median (IQR)
68 (60-76)
64 (54-70)
0.060
Pulse rate, Median (IQR)
148 (140-160)
146 (136-152)
0.076
Temperature (°C), Median (IQR)
38.1 (37.8-38.7)
37.8 (37.2-38.5)
0.033
SaPO2, Median (IQR)
85.0 (78.0-89,0)
85.5 (82-81.25)
0.187
White Blood Cell count, Median (IQR)
9,900 (7625-13,425)
10,000 (7,000-13,300)
0.998
Platelet count, Median (IQR)
352,000 (231,000-417,750)
317,000 (248,000-412,000)
0.724
Hemoglobin, Median (IQR)
11.2 (9.65-12.59)
11.8 (10.6-12.6)
0.224
Weight-for-Age Z-score, Median (IQR)
-0.85 (-1.73-0.50)
-0.15 (-1.11-0.71)
0.067
Height-for-Age Z-score, Median (IQR)
-0.61 (-2.01-0.76)
-0.25 (-1.29-1.06)
0.144
Weight-for-Height Z-score, Median (IQR)
-0.46 (-1.93-0.89)
-0.29 (-1.30-0.52)
0.495
BAZ, Median (IQR)
-0.5 (-1.93-0.80)
-0.43 (-1.55-0.63)
0.443
Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the medians between groups; †Fisher’s exact test was used for categorical variables; IQR, Interquartile Range; SaPO2, Saturation of Oxygen; BAZ, Body Mass Index-for-Age Z-score
