| Variables |
Children with NI |
Children without NI |
OR |
95% CI |
p value |
| (n = 71) |
(n = 142) |
| Age (months) (Median, IQR) |
7 (5, 10) |
8.5 (4, 18) |
|
|
0.097 |
| Male sex |
46 (65) |
96 (68) |
0.88 |
0.46-1.68 |
0.797 |
| Severe acute malnutrition |
53(77) |
78 (55) |
2.72 |
1.36-5.49 |
0.003 |
| Use of Intravenous cannula |
64 (95) |
107 (75) |
6.98 |
1.95-29.71 |
<0.001 |
| I/V fluid before NI |
14 (28) |
23 (16) |
2.01 |
0.88-4.60 |
0.107 |
| Received oxygen before NI |
5 (9) |
14 (10) |
0.93 |
0.28-2.97 |
0.886 |
| Nebulization before NI |
7 (13) |
13 (9) |
1.48 |
0.50-4.28 |
0.601 |
| Pre-existing Pneumonia before NI |
31 (46) |
53 (37) |
1.41 |
0.75-2.64 |
0.320 |
| Pre-existing invasive diarrhea |
13 (19) |
10 (7) |
3.06 |
1.17-8.08 |
0.019 |
| Pre-existing acute watery diarrhea |
24 (35) |
66 (46) |
0.61 |
0.32-1.16 |
0.143 |
| Pre-existing sepsis |
4 (6) |
2 (1) |
4.18 |
0.64-33.77 |
0.097 |
| Pre-existing urinary tract infection |
10 (14.1) |
5 (3.5) |
4.49 |
1.34-15.86 |
0.010 |
| Presence of any congenital anomalies |
8 (11.3) |
3 (2.1) |
5.88 |
1.36-29.06 |
0.011 |
| Total WBC count /cmm (Median, IQR) (RV: 6,00 - 17,500 /cmm) |
15600 (11100, 21875) |
12255 (9375, 17475) |
|
|
0.010 |
| Haematocrit (%) (Mean ± SD) (RV: 35-52%) |
34.23 ± 4.8 |
31.8 ± 5.3 |
|
|
0.021 |
| Level of Sodium (mmol/L) (Mean ± SD) (RV: 135 - 146 mmol/L) |
137 ± 13.3 |
139 ± 13.3 |
|
|
0.583 |
| Level of potassium (mmol/L) (Mean ± SD) (RV: 3.5 -5.3 mmol/L) |
3.73 ± 1.1 |
4.01 ± 1.5 |
|
|
0.450 |
| Level of creatinine (micro mol/L) (Median, IQR) (RV: 27 - 62 micro mol/L) |
37 (19, 46) |
30 (22, 55) |
|
|
0.302 |
Figures represent n (%), unless specified. NI: Nosocomial infection, OR: odds ratio. CI: confidence interval, I/V: Intra-venous, SD: Standard deviation, IQR: Intra quartile range, cmm: cubic millimeter, mmol/L: milimol/liter, RV: Reference value. |
