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Table 3 Univariate analyses of risk factors for length of hospital stay and days with supplemental oxygen (n = 260)

From: Severe lower respiratory tract infection in infants and toddlers from a non-affluent population: viral etiology and co-detection as risk factors

 

Length of hospital stay

Days with supplemental oxygen

 

β*

(95% CI) 

p

β*

(95% CI) 

p

Sex, female

0.4

(-0.9 - 1.7)

0.553

0.5

(-0.6 - 1.7)

0.372

Age, <6 months

3.8

(2.7 - 5)

<0.001

3.8

(2.8 - 4.9)

<0.001

Prematurity

0.4

(-1.0 - 1.9)

0.570

0.4

(-1.0 - 1.7)

0.605

Maternal smoking during pregnancy

1.2

(-0.2 - 2.6)

0.106

1.3

(-0.02 - 2.7)

0.054

Family Hx asthma

2.4

(1.2 - 3.6)

<0.001

2.4

(1.3 - 3.5)

<0.001

  1. Hx: history; * number of extra days, compared to negative counterparts.