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Table 4 Logistic regression for factors independently predicting mortality

From: Treatment outcome among children under-five years hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition in St. Mary’s hospital Lacor, Northern Uganda

Characteristics

Odd ratio

95 % CI

p-value

Temperature <35 °C

4.940

1.332–18.321

0.017*

Diarrhoea ≥14 days

3.342

0.105–1.111

0.074

Visible severe wasting

2.221

0.743–6.635

0.153

HIV positive

3.087

1.307–7.292

0.010*

  1. * P-value significant (<0.05), CI = 95 % confidence interval