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Table 1 Descriptive summary statistics of the included predictors and variables of interest (N = 10,687)

From: An exploration of mortality risk factors in non-severe pneumonia in children using clinical data from Kenya

Indicator

Levels

Number, N (%)

Age < 12 months

No

5719 (53.51%)

Yes

4968 (46.49%)

Female

No

5856 (54.8%)

Yes

4736 (44.32%)

Missing

95 (0.89%)

Pallor

None

7613 (71.24%)

Mild/moderate

374 (3.5%)

Severe

98 (0.92%)

Missing

2602 (24.35%)

Respiratory rate ≥ 70 breaths/min

No

6622 (61.96%)

Yes

4065 (38.04%)

Weight-forage Z-score (WAZ)

> –2SD

8311 (77.77%)

–2 to –3SD

1202 (11.25%)

< –3SD

719 (6.73%)

Missing

455 (4.26%)

Temperature ≥ 39 °C

No

6577 (61.54%)

Yes

1257 (11.76%)

Missing

2853 (26.7%)

Dehydration

No dehydration

10,026 (93.81%)

Some dehydration

622 (5.82%)

Missing

39 (0.36%)

Malaria

No malaria

9611 (89.93%)

Non-severe malaria

1076 (10.07%)

Hospital located in malaria endemic area

Yes

4447 (41.61%)

No

6240 (58.39%)

Acute malnutrition

None/at risk

10,572 (98.92%)

Moderate

115 (1.08%)

Presence of comorbiditya

No

7330 (68.59%)

Yes

3357 (31.41%)

  1. aAdmission diagnosis of malaria, diarrhoea, dehydration and anaemia considered