Table 1 Univariate analysis of the demographic data associated with treatment delay in childhood pleural TB
From: Treatment delay in childhood pleural tuberculosis and associated factors
|  | Total (n) | Below the Median (< 30 days, n) | Above the Median (≥30 days, n) | P value* | OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 154 | 75 (48.7%) | 79 (51.3%) | Â | Â |
Treatment delays (median, interquartile range; days) | 30 (10–60) | 10 (9–20) | 60 (30–120) | 0.963 |  |
Vital Signs | |||||
 Temperature (°C) | 37.2 ± 0.9 | 37.4 ± 0.9 | 37.1 ± 0.9 | 0.018 | 0.642 (0.445, 0.925) |
 Heart rate (beats/min) | 97.6 ± 16.0 | 100.7 ± 15.2 | 94.7 ± 16.2 | 0.021 | 0.975 (0.955, 0.996) |
 Respiratory rate (breaths/min) | 22.5 ± 2.7 | 22.9 ± 2.5 | 22.2 ± 2.9 | 0.075 | 0.896 (0.794, 1.011) |
 Systolic pressure (mmHg) | 111.4 ± 12.3 | 110.8 ± 13.5 | 112.0 ± 11.1 | 0.525 |  |
 Diastolic pressure (mmHg) | 69.2 ± 8.5 | 69.4 ± 8.8 | 69.0 ± 8.4 | 0.766 |  |
Medical history | |||||
 Contact history of TB | 20 (13.0%) | 10 (13.3%) | 10 (12.7%) | 0.901 |  |
 Transferred times | 2.1 ± 1.0 | 2.0 ± 0.8 | 2.2 ± 1.2 | 0.313 |  |
 Transferred from a teaching hospital | 91 (59.1%) | 44 (58.7%) | 47 (59.5%) | 0.917 |  |
 Times of hospitalization | 2.0 ± 1.6 | 1.9 ± 1.6 | 2.0 ± 1.6 | 0.679 |  |
 Surgical treatment | 29 (18.8%) | 10 (13.3%) | 19 (24.1%) | 0.093 | 2.058 (0.887, 4.779) |
Symptoms | |||||
 Cough | 84 (54.5%) | 44 (58.7%) | 40 (50.6%) | 0.317 |  |
 Fever | 134 (87.0%) | 69 (92.0%) | 65 (82.3%) | 0.08 | 0.404 (0.146, 1.114) |
 Chest pain | 69 (44.8%) | 35 (46.7%) | 34 (43.0%) | 0.651 |  |
 Dyspnea | 42 (27.3%) | 22 (29.3%) | 20 (25.3%) | 0.576 |  |
 Sputum production | 29 (18.8%) | 11 (14.7%) | 18 (22.8%) | 0.201 |  |
Complications | |||||
 Cavity | 7 (4.5%) | 3 (4.0%) | 4 (5.1%) | 0.752 |  |
 Loculated effusion | 27 (17.5%) | 11 (14.7%) | 16 (20.3%) | 0.364 |  |
 Empyema | 27 (17.5%) | 7 (9.3%) | 20 (25.3%) | 0.012 | 3.293 (1.301, 8.335) |
Blood analysis | |||||
 White blood cell (109/L) | 7.3 ± 2.6 | 7.3 ± 2.4 | 7.2 ± 2.7 | 0.776 |  |
 Red blood cell (1012/L) | 4.4 ± 0.5 | 4.4 ± 0.5 | 4.5 ± 0.5 | 0.071 | 1.908 (0.947, 3.846) |
 Hemoglobin (g/L) | 121 ± 14 | 121 ± 12 | 122 ± 16 | 0.595 |  |
 Hematocrit | 36.3 ± 3.9 | 36.2 ± 3.5 | 36.9 ± 4.3 | 0.297 |  |
 Mean corpuscular volume (fL) | 82.4 ± 5.1 | 83.1 ± 4.9 | 81.8 ± 5.2 | 0.137 |  |
 Mean corpuscular haemoglobin (pg) | 27.3 ± 2.1 | 27.7 ± 2.2 | 27.0 ± 2.0 | 0.045 | 0.846 (0.719, 0.997) |
 Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (g/L) | 331 ± 13 | 333 ± 13 | 330 ± 12 | 0.102 |  |
 Platelet (109/L) | 353 ± 129 | 366 ± 123 | 340 ± 134 | 0.225 |  |
 Neutrophil (109/L) | 5.1 ± 6.2 | 5.5 ± 8.5 | 4.7 ± 2.2 | 0.454 |  |
 Lymphocyte (109/L) | 1.7 ± 0.9 | 1.8 ± 1.1 | 1.7 ± 0.7 | 0.503 |  |
 Monocyte (109/L) | 0.8 ± 0.4 | 0.8 ± 0.4 | 0.7 ± 0.4 | 0.829 |  |
 Coefficient of variation of red cell distribution width (%) | 13.9 ± 1.8 | 13.3 ± 1.1 | 14.4 ± 2.2 | 0.001 | 1.609 (1.223, 2.116) |
 Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (mm/h) | 40.8 ± 26.4 | 46.5 ± 23.4 | 35.2 ± 28.1 | 0.011 | 0.983 (0.970, 0.996) |