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Table 2 Predictors of survival of hospitalized children with COVID-19, Mexico 2020–2021

From: Decreased survival in children inpatients with COVID-19 and antibiotic prescription

Characteristic

HR (95% CI),\(p\)

Bivariate analysis

Multiple analysis

Sex

    

 Girl

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Boy

0.84 (0.61–1.16)

0.301

0.82 (0.59–1.13)

0.227

Age group (years)

    

 < 1

1.00

 

1.00

 

 1–4

0.96 (0.67–1.39)

0.836

0.97 (0.67–1.41)

0.883

 5–9

1.11 (0.74–1.67)

0.617

1.13 (0.75–1.71)

0.556

Date of symptoms onset

    

 March 2020–April 2021

1.00

 

1.00

 

 May 2021–December 2021

0.86 (0.60–1.23)

0.401

0.88 (0.61–1.27)

0.504

Days from symptoms onset to healthcare-seeking

1.06 (1.01–1.11)

0.015

1.05 (1.01–1.10)

0.040

Antibiotic (any) was prescribed at hospital admission

    

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

1.82 (1.25–2.66)

0.002

1.50 (1.01–2.22)

0.043

Pneumonia diagnosis at hospital admission

    

 No

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Yes

2.15 (1.53–3.03)

 < 0.001

1.94 (1.37–2.77)

 < 0.001

Cardiovascular disease

    

 No

    

 Yes

2.04 (0.94–4.44)

0.073

1.90 (0.87–4.14)

0.106

  1. (1) Generalized linear regression models were used to obtain the presented estimates; (2) HR and 95% CI from the multiple analysis were adjusted by the variables presented in the table
  2. COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019; HR hazard ratio; CI confidence interval