Table 2 Bi-variable and multivariable analysis of predictors of mortality among children with SAM admitted to SCs of general hospitals of Tigray, Ethiopia, from 2013 to 2015
Variable | Survival status | CHR (95% CI) | AHR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Death number (%) | Censored number (%) | |||
Residence | ||||
Urban | 10 (7.14) | 130 (92.86) | 3.56 (1.51–8.49) | 2.73 (1.12–6.64)* |
Rural | 11 (2.64) | 405 (97.36) | 1 | 1 |
Level of consciousness | ||||
Impaired | 8 (18.6) | 35 (81.4) | 8.41 (3.47–20.34) | 6.69 (2.43–19.93)** |
Conscious | 13 (2.5) | 500 (97.5) | 1 | 1 |
Comorbidity after admission | ||||
Yes | 3 (37.5) | 5 (62.5) | 9.76 (2.86–33.33) | 12.71 (2.7957.94)** |
No | 18 (3.3) | 530 (96.7) | 1 | 1 |
Patient in shock | ||||
Yes | 3 (21.4) | 11 (78.6) | 6.01 (1.77–20.45) | 2 (0.51–7.84) |
No | 18 (3.4) | 524 (96.6) | 1 | 1 |
Comorbidity at admission | ||||
Present | 17 (4.6) | 350 (95.4) | 2.38 (0.8–7.1) | 1.08 (0.33–3.55) |
Absent | 4 (2.1) | 189 (97.9) | 1 | 1 |
Skin lesion | ||||
Yes | 4 (9.5) | 38 (90.5) | 2.29 (0.76–6.94) | 0.79 (0.23–2.76) |
No | 17 (3.3) | 497 (96.7) | ||
Color of conjunctiva | 1 | 1 | ||
Pale | 11 (10.48) | 94 (89.52) | 4.53 (1.92–10.68) | 2.07 (0.78–5.5) |
Pink | 10 (2.2) | 441 (97.8) | 1 | 1 |