From: The Acute Chest Syndrome in Cameroonian children living with sickle cell disease
Variable | Odds ratio | 95Â % Confidence interval | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â | Â |
 0 – 5 years | 0.375 | 0.061 – 2.305 | 0.268 |
  > 5 years | 1 |  |  |
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 1 |  |  |
 Female | 3.3 | 0.413 – 26.366 | 0.262 |
Regularly followed-up | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 1.042 | 0.169 – 6.402 | 0.664 |
 Yes | 1 |  |  |
Immunization status | Â | Â | Â |
 Not good for age | 0.300 | 0.045 – 1.993 | 0.213 |
 Good for age | 1 |  |  |
Duration of symptoms | Â | Â | Â |
  ≤ 48 h | 5.5 | 0.710 – 42.600 | 0.115 |
  > 48 h | 1 |  |  |
Transfusion | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 2.0 | 0.291 – 13.738 | 0.410 |
 Yes | 1 |  |  |
Oxygen therapy | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 6 | 0.565 – 63.676 | 0.113 |
 Yes | 1 |  |  |
Antibiotic used | Â | Â | Â |
 Ceftriaxone | 1 |  |  |
 Ampicillin | 1.944 | 0.322 – 11.756 | 0.392 |