Table 2 Mortality according to gender and age of patients
Variables | Patients | % | Deaths (%) | X2 | p-value | OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||||
 Male | 539 | 58.5 | 57(10.6) | 3.87 | 0.04 | 1.62(0.99–2.62) |
 Female | 382 | 41.5 | 26(6.8) |  |  | 1 |
 Total | 921 | 100.0 | 83(9.0) | 3.87 | 0.04 |  |
Age group | ||||||
 0–30 days | 29 | 3.1 | 10(34.5) | 22.08 | 0.0001 | 8.03(3.02–21.39) |
 31 days-2 years | 163 | 17.7 | 15(9.2) | 1.54 | 0.29 | 1.54(0.68–3.47) |
 3–15 years | 209 | 22.7 | 7(3.3) | 1.70 | 0.19 | 0.52(0.20–1.39) |
 16–30 years | 179 | 19.5 | 11(6.1) |  |  | 1 |
 31–50 years | 204 | 22.1 | 17(8.3) | 0.67 | 0.41 | 1.38(0.63–3.04) |
 ≥ 51 years | 137 | 14.9 | 23(16.8) | 9.16 | 0.002 | 3.08(1.44–6.56) |
Total | 921 | 100.0 | 83(9.0) | 43.14 | 0.0001 | Â |