Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
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n (%) | OR (95% CI) | p Value | OR (95% CI) | p Value | ||
Weight (N = normal*, U = underweight for age) | N* | 195 (40) | 1 | – | 1 | – |
U | 292 (60) | 2.35 (1.23 to 4.51) | 0.010 | 2.03 (1.03 to 3.99) | 0.040 | |
Fever | No | 290 (60) | 1 | – | – | – |
Yes | 197 (40) | 1.75 (0.998 to 3.08) | 0.051 | – | – | |
Severe muscle wasting | No | 345 (71) | 1 | – | – | – |
Yes | 142 (29) | 2.24 (1.27 to 3.97) | 0.006 | – | – | |
Oedema of both feet | No | 469 (96) | 1 | – | – | – |
Yes | 18 (4) | 0.45 (0.59 to 3.47) | 0.445 | – | – | |
Enlarged lymph glands | No | 418 (86) | 1 | – | 1 | – |
Yes | 69 (14) | 2.34 (1.20 to 4.57) | 0.013 | 2.29 (1.12 to 4.68) | 0.022 | |
Oral candidiasis (oral thrush) | No | 363 (75) | 1 | – | 1 | – |
Yes | 124 (25) | 3.96 (2.22 to 7.04) | <0.0001 | 3.94 (2.17 to 7.14) | <0.0001 | |
Parotid swelling | No | 481 (99) | 1 | – | – | – |
Yes | 6 (1) | 4.04 (0.72 to 22.6) | 0.112 | – | – | |
Hepatomegaly | No | 448 (92) | 1 | – | – | – |
Yes | 39 (8) | 3.09 (1.41 to 6.75) | 0.005 | – | – | |
Splenomegaly | No | 443 (91) | 1 | – | – | – |
Yes | 44 (9) | 1.56 (0.66 to 3.69) | 0.314 | – | – | |
Skin infection | No | 410 (84) | 1 | – | – | – |
Yes | 77 (16) | 1.78 (0.91 to 3.50) | 0.095 | – | – | |
Swollen abdomen consistent with kwashiorkor | No | 456 (94) | 1 | – | – | – |
Yes | 31 (6) | 1.56 (0.57 to 4.24) | 0.383 | – | – | |
Signs of consolidation | No | 292 (60) | 1 | – | – | – |
Yes | 195 (40) | 1.65 (0.94 to 2.89) | 0.083 | – | – | |
Infected umbilicus | No | 479 (98) | 1 | – | – | – |
Yes | 8 (2) | 2.68 (0.53 to 13.51) | 0.235 | – | – | |
Neurological dysfunction | No | 467 (96) | 1 | – | – | – |
Yes | 20 (4) | 0.40 ( 0.053 to 3.07) | 0.380 | – | – |
↵* 29 (4%) of the cohort had missing weight data, this was not excluded but was included in the ‘normal’ weights for this analysis.