Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants
Variable | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | ||
<1 | 120 | 37.2 |
1–5 | 136 | 42.1 |
>5 | 67 | 20.7 |
Sex | ||
Female | 146 | 45.2 |
Male | 177 | 54.8 |
Diagnosis | ||
S. Sepsis | 90 | 27.9 |
S. Pneumonia | 41 | 12.7 |
Meningitis | 17 | 5.3 |
CKD | 10 | 3.1 |
Malaria | 16 | 5.0 |
AWD | 15 | 4.6 |
Post-surgery | 62 | 19.2 |
Burn injury | 16 | 5.0 |
Others | 27 | 8.4 |
PAIDS | 12 | 3.7 |
DKA | 9 | 2.8 |
Malignancy | 8 | 2.5 |
Type of admission | ||
Medical | 238 | 73.7 |
Surgical | 85 | 26.3 |
Chronic illness | ||
Yes No | 139 | 43.0 |
184 | 57.0 | |
Organ dysfunction | ||
Single | 103 | 31.9 |
Multiple | 134 | 41.5 |
None | 86 | 26.6 |
Creatinine (micromole/L) | ||
Elevated | 85 | 26.3 |
Normal | 238 | 73.7 |
ALT (units/L) | ||
>114 | 61 | 18.9 |
<114 | 262 | 81.1 |
WBC (×109/L) | ||
<4 | 8 | 2.5 |
>11 | 181 | 56.0 |
4–11 | 134 | 41.5 |
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | ||
<11 | 235 | 72.8 |
>11 | 88 | 27.2 |
Platelets (×109/L) | ||
<150 | 90 | 27.9 |
>450 | 43 | 13.3 |
150–450 | 190 | 58.8 |