| Characteristic | Severepneumonia(n = 189) | Very severepneumonia(n = 62) | Total(n = 251) |
| Duration of cough (days) | 6.08 (4.54) | 5.97 (3.70) | 6.05 (4.34) |
| Temperature (°C) | 37.9 (0.8) | 38.1 (0.9) | 38.0 (0.9) |
| Temperature ⩾38°C | 79 (42%) | 32 (52%) | 111 (44%) |
| Duration of fever (days) | 3.17 (2.73) | 4.18 (3.16) | 3.42 (2.87) |
| Pulse rate/min | 152 (16) | 154 (14) | 154 (15) |
| Pulse rate >160/min | 47 (25%) | 14 (23%) | 61 (24%) |
| Respiratory rate/min | 62 (8) | 66 (9) | 63 (8) |
| Respiratory rate ⩾40/min | 189 (100%) | 62 (100%) | 251 (100%) |
| Duration of rapid breathing (days) | 2.64 (2.43) | 2.35 (1.94) | 2.56 (2.32) |
| Lower chest wall indrawing | 186 (98%) | 59 (95%) | 245 (98%) |
| Duration of lower chest wall indrawing (days) | 2.4 (2.4) | 2.2 (2.0) | 2.33 (2.34) |
| Vesicular breath sound | 179 (95%) | 55 (89%) | 234 (93%) |
| Bronchial breath sound | 0 | 3 (5%) | 3 (1.2%) |
| Rales/crepitation on auscultation | 189 (100%) | 60 (97%) | 249 (99%) |
| Hepatomegaly (liver palpable >2 cm) | 63 (33%) | 25 (40%) | 88 (35%) |
| Oxygen saturation (%) | 94 (4) | 92 (4) | 93 (4) |
| Oxygen saturation after oxygen therapy (%) | 98 (3) | 98 (2) | 98 (3) |
| Duration of ceftriaxone therapy (days) | 7 (2) | 7 (2) | 7 (2) |
| Duration of clinic stay (days) | 7 (2) | 7 (2) | 7 (2) |
| Duration of clinic stay >10 days | 12 (7%) | 1 (1.6%) | 13 (5%) |
Values are mean (SD) or number (%).