Table 2 Prognostics indicators at the time of enrolment
From: Severe falciparum malaria in young children of the Kassena-Nankana district of northern Ghana
Outcome | Prevalence,n(%) | Fatalities, n(%) | OR | χ2 | 95% CI | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cerebral malaria | 47 (5.4) | 14(29.8) | 21.3 | 103.3 | 8.7,50.7 | 0.000 |
Severe anaemia | 315 (36.5) | 11(3.5) | 1.02 | 0.02 | 0.45,2.28 | 0.88 |
Respiratory distress | 212 (24.4) | 18 (8.5) | 4.9 | 20.7 | 2.1,11.3 | 0.000 |
Hyperlactataemia | 290 (33.4) | 19 (6.6) | 3.6 | 20.7 | 1.6,8.6 | 0.000 |
Hypoglycaemia | 33 (3.8) | 4(12.1) | 4.3 | 7.7 | 1.0,13.5 | 0.005 |