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Table 3 Estimates of the Effect of Malnutrition on 30-day Mortality and Mediation by Severe Sepsis Among 318 Adults Being Hospitalized for any Medical Illness at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in Uganda (April to June 2011)

From: Causal impact of malnutrition on mortality among adults hospitalized for medical illness in sub-Saharan Africa: what is the role of severe sepsis?

Parameter

Risk difference (%)a

(95 % CI)

Total effect

16.8

4.1, 29.4

Direct effect

15.6

2.5, 28.8

Indirect effect

1.1

−2.1, 4.4

  1. CI Confidence interval
  2. aAdjusted for HIV status, age, sex, education status, tuberculosis, and the modified early warning score (MEWS) at admission
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