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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants (N = 614)

From: Clinical outcomes of children with acute asthma and pneumonia in Mulago hospital, Uganda: a prospective study

Variable

Number

Percentage (%)

Sex

  

  Male

347

56.5

Age

  

  <12 months

333

54.2

Nutrition status

  

  Normal

419

68.2

  Stunting (HAZ score < −2SD)

124

20.1

  Wasting (WHZ score < −2SD)

51

8.3

  Anthropometry not done

19

3.1

HIV infection

  

  Positive

41

6.7

  Negative

548

89.2

  HIV test not done

25

4.1

Residence

  

  Rural

146

23.8

  Urban

468

76.2