Table 4 Clinical characteristics of case and control subjects after matching
Characteristics | Case subjects number, % | Control subjects number, % |
|---|---|---|
Referral source | N = 120 | N = 120 |
Self | 91 (75.8) | 110 (91.7) |
Government /Private hospital or polyclinic | 29 (24.2) | 8 (8.3) |
Previous hospital visits within the last year | N = 120 | N = 120 |
Yes | 43 (35.8) | 41 (34.2) |
Previous hospital admission within the last year | N = 120 | N = 120 |
Yes | 18 (15.0) | 8 (6.6) |
Reported feeding problems | N = 120 | N = 120 |
Yes | 15 (12.5) | 22 (18.3) |
Previous episodes of diarrhoea within the last year | N = 79 | N = 102 |
Yes | 32 (40.5) | 16 (15.7) |
Duration of symptoms before presentation, days | N = 109 | N = 117 |
1–2 days | 28 (25.7) | 56 (47.9) |
2 days | 81 (74.3) | 61 (52.1) |
Nutritional status (Weight -for-age) | N = 112 | N = 116 |
Well nourished (z-score SD ≥ -2) | 37 (33.0) | 84 (72.4) |
Malnourished (z-score SD < -2) | 75 (67.0) | 32 (27.6) |
Temperature measurement at presentation | N = 115 | N = 120 |
Normal (<37.5oC) | 32 (27.8) | 41 (34.2) |
Fever (≥37.5 °C) | 83 (72.2) | 79 (65.8) |
Haemoglobin level at presentation | N = 89 | N = 107 |
Normal haemoglobin level (≥11.0 g/dL) | 20 (22.5) | 29 (27.1) |
Anaemic (<11.0 g/dL) | 69 (77.5) | 78 (72.9) |
WBC count at presentation | N = 84 | N = 105 |
Normal (2.5 x 103-8.5 x 103/μ L) | 18 (21.4) | 32 (30.5) |
High (>8.5 x 103/μ L) | 66 (78.6) | 73 (69.5) |
Neutrophil count at presentation | N = 78 | N = 96 |
Normal (≤75.0 %) | 68 (87.2) | 89 (92.7) |
High (>75.0 %) | 10 (12.8) | 7 (7.3) |
Platelet count at presentation | N = 71 | N = 86 |
Normal (≤400 x 103/μ L) | 39 (54.9) | 47 (54.7) |
High (>400 x 103/μ L) | 32 (45.1) | 39 (45.3) |
Lymphocyte count at presentation | N = 78 | N = 96 |
Normal (≤60.0 %) | 68 (87.2) | 79 (82.3) |
High (>60.0 %) | 10 (12.8) | 17 (17.7) |