Table 2

Sensitivity and specificity of respiratory rate ⩾ 60/min and presence of hypoxia to predict the outcome of 200 acutely ill infants less than 2 months old

		Outcome		Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)
		Died	Survived	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)
Respiratory rate
⩾ 60 (n = 101)	23	782-150	72	54
< 60 (n = 99)	9	90

Oxygen saturation
< 90% (n = 77)	17	60	53	64
⩾ 90% (n = 123)	15	108

↵2-150 p < 0.05; χ² test.