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Table 5 Multivariate logistic regression model for serious bacterial infection for 302 children admitted with fever in Ujjain, India

From: Incidence, clinical profile, and risk factors for serious bacterial infections in children hospitalized with fever in Ujjain, India

Independent Variable

Outcome variable

Serious bacterial infection

adjusted RR

95%CI

P value

Sex

0.87

0.62–1.24

0.464

Age in month (continuous)

1.00

0.99–1.01

0.262

Partly immunized child

4.26

2.17–8.37

< 0.001

Breathlessness

1.80

1.25–2.61

0.001

Weight loss

2.28

1.13–3.40

< 0.001

Suspected UTI

1.95

1.32–2.88

0.001