Table 3 Baseline characteristics of children at time of enrollment into the Innovative Treatments in Pneumonia (ITIP) project at who had a chest radiograph for ITIP1 (fast-breathing pneumonia), ITIP2 (chest-indrawing pneumonia), and ITIP3 (pneumonia with comorbidities and/ or danger signs) studies
Child characteristic | ITIP1 N = 21 | ITIP2 N = 49 | ITIP3 N = 13 | Total N = 83 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex (female), n (%) | 8 (38.1) | 18 (36.7) | 3 (23.1) | 29 (34.9) | 0.62 |
Age (months), n (%) | 0.02 | ||||
2–11 | 11 (52.4) | 33 (67.3) | 8 (61.5) | 52 (62.7) | |
12–35 | 7 (33.3) | 14 (28.6) | 5 (38.5) | 26 (31.3) | |
36–59 | 3 (14.3) | 2 (4.1) | 0 (0) | 5 (6.0) | |
Median (IQR) | 11 (6, 25) | 7 (3, 13) | 10 (2, 21) | 8 (3, 15.5) | |
Mid-upper arm circumference (mm), n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
< 115 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (7.7) | 1 (1.2) | |
115–135 | 2 (9.5) | 17 (34.7) | 5 (38.5) | 24 (28.9) | |
> 135 | 19 (90.5) | 32 (65.3) | 7 (53.8) | 58 (69.9) | |
Positive malaria rapid diagnostic test, n (%) | 1 (4.8) | 2 (4.1) | 3 (23.1) | 6 (7.2) | 0.06 |
Diarrhea present, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (8.2) | 1 (7.7) | 5 (6.0) | 0.41 |
Fever (≥ 38 ͦ C), n (%) | 7 (33.3) | 10 (20.4) | 3 (23.1) | 20 (24.1) | 0.55 |