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Table 4 Comparison HIV exposed uninfected and age matched HIV infected children

From: Outcome of HIV-exposed uninfected children undergoing surgery

 

HIVe(n = 38)

Age matched HIVi(n = 38)

Relative Risk

Significance

Age(months)

4.5 (0.8-11.2)

6(4.4-10)

 

p = 0.4

Nutrition

    

• Z-score weight for age

-1.74 (-3.4- -0.5)

-1.9(+/-1.7)

 

P = 0.9

• Malnutrition (Z-score<-2)

18 (47.4%)

19 (50%)

 

P = 0.8

Major cases

17 (44.7%)

16 (42.1%)

 

P = 0.8

Contaminated cases

15 (39.4%)

20(52.6%)

 

P = 0.2

Emergency cases

12 (31.5%)

14 (36.8%)

 

P = 0.6

No. of patients with a Complication

9 (23.7%)

24 (63.2%)

RR = 0.40

(0.22-0.73)

P = 0.0005*

Mortality

2 (5.2%)

5 (13.1%)

 

P = 0.4

Length of stay (days)

3-(2-7)

4(2-22)

 

P = 0.2

  1. Values expressed as medians (interquartile range) for continuous and number (percentage) for dichotomous variables. Relative risk is expressed as the RR (95%confidence interval) * are significant values.