Table 5 Risk Factors for deaths of 144 hospitalized children with pertussis on Multivariate Analysis
From: Mortality risk factors among hospitalized children with severe pertussis
Variables | β | P | OR | OR 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | ||||
Pulmonary hypertension | 5.7785 | < 0.001 | 323.29 | 16.01 | 6529.42 |
WBC | 0.03 | ||||
WBC 30.0–50.0 × 109/L | 0.6555 | 0.735 | 1.93 | 0.04 | 85.15 |
WBC 50.0–70.0 × 109/L | 2.3441 | 0.195 | 10.42 | 0.3 | 361.22 |
WBC > 70.0 × 109/L | 5.4410 | 0.005 | 230.66 | 5.16 | 10,319.09 |
WBC < 30.0 × 109/L | Reference = 1 | ||||