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Table 1 Demographic and laboratory characteristics of children admitted with persistent diarrhoea

From: Treatment outcome of children with persistent Diarrhoea admitted to an Urban Hospital, Dhaka during 2012–2013

 

Age group

All children

≤ 6 months (n = 135)

> 6 months (n = 291)

N = 426

Age in month, Mean ± SD

4.27 ± 1.22

9.75 ± 3.84

8.01 ± 4.13

Age in month, Median (IQR)

4.50 (3.48, 5.29)

8.84 (7.29, 36.93)

7.46 (5.39, 9.43)

Child sex, Female

40/135 (29.63%)

107/291 (36.77%)

147/426 (34.51%)

Drinking water, Supply water

71/86 (82.56%)

174/212 (82.08)

245/298 (82.21%)

Residence type, Slum

3/86 (3.49%)

7/215 (3.26%)

10/301 (3.32%)

Immunization

 As per EPI schedule

79/95 (83.16%)

193/212 (91.04%)

272/307(88.60%)

 Incomplete

13/95 (13.68%)

17/212 (8.02%)

30/307 (9.77%)

 Not done

3/95 (3.16%)

2/285 (0.94%)

5/307 (1.63%)

Weight in kg, Mean ± SD

5.34 ± 1.50

7.10 ± 1.39

6.55 ± 1.65

Height in cm, Mean ± SD

61.05 ± 4.93

69.32 ± 4.92

66.69 ± 6.25

Weight for age z score, Mean ± SD

−2.30 ± 1.67

−1.95 ± 1.47

−2.06 ± 1.54

Height for age z score, Mean ± SD

−1.26 ± 1.55

−1.13 ± 1.46

−1.17 ± 1.49

Weight for height z score, Mean ± SD

−1.85 ± 1.54

−1.76 ± 1.45

−1.79 ± 1.47

Still breastfeeding

77/109 (70.64%)

174/255 (68.24%)

251/364 (68.96%)

Severe underweight

44/133 (33.08%)

67/290 (23.10%)

111/423 (26.24%)

Severe stunting

18/134 (13.43%)

27/287 (9.41%)

45/421 (10.69%)

Severe wasting

29/131 (22.14%)

54/284 (19.01%)

83/415 (20.00%)

Associate clinical condition

 Abscess

0/129 (0%)

2/285 (0.70%)

2/414 (0.48%)

 Amoebiasis

0/129 (0%)

1/285 (0.35%)

1/414 (0.24%)

 Hospital acquired infection

6/129 (4.65%)

21/285 (7.37%)

27/414 (6.52%)

 Pneumonia

10/129 (7.75%)

41/285 (14.39%)

51/414 (12.32%)

 Septicaemia

3/129 (2.33%)

6/285 (2.11%)

9/414 (2.17%)

 Tuberculosis

1/129 (0.78%)

0/285 (0%)

1/414 (0.24%)

 Typhoid

1/129 (0.78%)

0/285 (0%)

1/414 (0.24%)

 URTI

14/129 (10.85%)

17/285 (5.96%)

31/414 (7.49%)

 UTI

9/129 (6.98%)

25/285 (8.77%)

34/414 (8.21%)

Invasive diarrhea

8/122 (6.56%)

19/263 (7.22%)

27/385 (7.01%)

Dehydration

63/135 (46.67%)

135/285 (46.39%)

198/426 (46.48%)

WBC status, Abnormal

23/130 (17.69%)

37/282 (13.12%)

60/412 (14.56%)

Neutrophil statusa

 Normal (40–75)%

54/130 (41.54%)

134/282 (47.52%)

88/412 (45.63%)

 Low <40%

75/130 (57.69%)

141/282 (50%)

216/412 (52.43%)

 High >75%

1/130 (0.77%)

7/282 (2.48%)

8/412 (1.94%)

Lymphocyte statusa

 Normal (20–45)%

36/130 (27.69%)

98/282 (34.75%)

134/412 (32.52%)

 Low <20%

2/130 (1.54%)

11/282 (3.90%)

13/412 (3.16%)

 High >45%

92/130 (70.77%)

173/282 (61.35%)

265/412 (64.32%)

Urine pus cells, Abnormal

7/79 (8.86%)

26/183 (14.21%)

33/262 (12.60%)

Urine protein, Abnormal

45/79 (56.96%)

90/183 (49.18%)

135/262 (51.53%)

Number of pathogen detected

 0

121/135 (89.63%)

259/291 (89%)

380/426 (89.20%)

 1

14/135 (10.37%)

30/291 (10.31%)

44/426 (10.33%)

 2

0/135 (0%)

2/291 (0.69%)

2/426 (0.48%)

Aeromonas detected

1/135 (0.74%)

1/291 (0.34%)

2/426 (0.47%)

Campylobacter detected

9/135 (6.67%)

12/291 (4.12%)

21/426 (4.93%)

Plesiomonas shigelloides detected

0/135 (0%)

1/291 (0.34%)

1/426 (0.23%)

Salmonella detected

2/135 (1.48%)

5/291 (1.72%)

7/426 (1.64%)

Shigella detected

1/135 (0.74%)

5/291 (1.72%)

6/426 (1.41%)

Vibrio cholerae detected

1/135 (0.74%)

10/291 (3.44%)

11/426 (2.58%)

Antibiotic used

99/135 (73.33%)

231/291 (79.38%)

330/426 (77.46%)

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