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Table 4 Predictors of treatment outcome

From: Relationship between Glycemic Levels and Treatment Outcome among Critically Ill Children admitted into Emergency Room in Enugu

 

Bivariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

 

Died n (%)

Discharged n (%)

p valuea

AOR (95% CI)b

Glycaemic level

 Euglycemia

12 (9.9)

109 (90.1)

  

 Hypoglycaemia

21 (33.9)

41 (66.1)

0.000

0.21(0.09–0.47)

 Hyperglycaemia

15 (12.8)

102 (87.2)

 

0.75(0.33–1.7)

Age (years)

 ≤ 1

26 (17.2)

125 (82.8)

  

 >1 ≤ 10

22 (14.8)

127 (85.2)

0.562

1.34(0.69–2.60)

Sex

 Female

28 (15.0)

159 (85.0)

  

 Male

20 (17.7)

93 (82.3)

0.533

0.74(0.39–1.43)

Tribe

 Igbo

47 (16.5)

238 (83.5)

  

 Othersd

1 (6.7)

14 (93.3)

0.312

2.80(0.34–22.95)

Social class

 Upper

9(16.4)

46(83.6)

0.935

0.87(0.38–2.01)

 Lower

39(15.9)

206(84.1)

  
    

UOR(95% CI)c

Glycaemic level

 Euglycemia

12 (9.9)

109 (90.1)

  

 Hypoglycaemia

21 (33.9)

41 (66.1)

0.000

0.21(0.10–0.48)

 Hyperglycaemia

15 (12.8)

102 (87.2)

 

0.75(0.33–1.68)

Hyperglycaemia

mild

4(6.3)

60(93.8)

  

moderate

5(13.9)

31(86.1)

0.006

0.41(0.10–1.65)

severe

6(35.3)

11(64.7)

 

0.12(0.03–0.51)

  1. a P value on bivariate analysis
  2. bAdjusted odds ratio (95% confidence Interval) on multivariate analysis
  3. cunadjusted odds ratio of univariate analysis
  4. dYoruba, Hausa/Fulani, Ibibio, Urhobo, Lebanese