Survival status and mortality predictors among severely malnourished under 5 years of age children admitted to Minia University maternity and children hospital

Table 3 Multivariable regression* for factors associated with mortality (in-hospital, early post-discharge and total) from severe malnutrition (SAM) in children admitted to Minia University Maternity and Children Hospital, January to December 2018

	Cases/Total (n)	HR/OR (95%CI)**
Total SAM deaths	20/135
*Age*
6–12 m	16/98	1.57 (1.10–2.99)
> 12 m	4/37	Reference
*WAZ*
Not < −3SD	4/75	Reference
< − 3SD	16/60	4.79 (2.23–6.10)
*Edema*
Non-edematous malnutrition	3/45	Reference
Edematous malnutrition	17/90	2.99 (1.16–4.66)
*Co-morbidity/complication at admission*
No complications	4/66	Reference
Complicated***	16/69	3.44 (1.07–9.86)
In-hospital SAM deaths	13/135
*Age*
6–12 m	11/98	2.64 (1.22–6.43)
> 12 m	2/37	Reference
*WAZ*
Not < −3SD	2/75	Reference
< −3SD	11/60	8.10 (2.16–11.67)
*Edema*
Non-edematous malnutrition	2/45	Reference
Edematous malnutrition	11/90	3.04 (1.70–6.06)
*Co-morbidity/complication at admission*
No complications	3/66	Reference
Complicated***	10/69	3.71 (1.59–6.78)
Early post-discharge SAM deaths	7/104
*Mother’s education*
Educated	3/84	Reference
Illiterate	4/20	7.10 (1.18–31.98)

*The logistic regression analysis was used for in-hospital SAM deaths and the Cox regression analysis was used for total and post-discharge SAM deaths
**For both the logistic and Cox regressions, the stepwise multivariable models included age, sex, residence, socioeconomic status, mother’s education, WAZ, WHZ, edema and comorbidity/complication at admission
***SAM complicated with one or more of the following comorbidities dehydration, bronchopneumonia, sepsis and others

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