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Table 1 Baseline demographic and physiologic vital sign characteristics

From: Aetiology of hospitalized fever and risk of death at Arua and Mubende tertiary care hospitals in Uganda from August 2019 to August 2020

Characteristic

Total (N = 132)

Arua RRH (N = 35)

Mubende RRH (N = 97)

HIV-negative (N = 87)

HIV-positive (N = 45)

Female sex—no. (%)

77 (58.3)

18 (51.4)

59 (60.8)

50 (57.5)

27 (60.0)

Age—years, median (IQR)

33.5 (24.0, 46.0)

31.0 (24.0, 47.5)

35.0 (24.0, 45.0)

30.0 (22.0, 44.5)

38.0 (30.0, 48.0)

Past medical history—no. (%)

 COPD or asthma

1 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.0)

1 (1.1)

0 (0.0)

 Diabetes mellitus

5 (3.8)

2 (5.7)

3 (3.1)

3 (3.4)

2 (4.4)

 Sickle cell disease/thalassemia

3 (2.3)

2 (5.7)

1 (1.0)

3 (3.4)

0 (0.0)

Duration of symptoms—days, median (IQR)

4.0 (3.0, 7.0)

4.0 (3.0, 7.0)

4.0 (3.0, 7.0)

4.0 (3.0, 7.0)

5.0 (3.0, 7.0)

Physiologic parameters—median (IQR)

 Heart rate (beats per minute)

109.0 (92.8, 119.3)

103.0 (90.5, 113.5)

110.0 (94.0, 122.0)

107.0 (93.0, 119.5)

111.0 (93.0, 118.0)

 Temperature (°C)

38.3 (38.0, 38.8)

38.300 (38.0, 38.8)

38.2 (38.0, 38.8)

38.3 (38.0, 38.8)

38.1 (38.0, 38.7)

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

110.5 (98.0, 122.0)

111.0 (95.0, 119.0)

111.0 (100.0, 122.0)

110.0 (100.0, 119.0)

114.0 (98.0, 127.0)

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

68.0 (60.0, 78.0)

68.0 (60.5, 74.8)

68.0 (60.0, 78.0)

68.0 (59.0, 75.0)

69.0 (63.0, 80.0)

 Respiratory rate (breaths per minute)

20.0 (18.0, 24.0)

20.0 (18.0, 26.0)

20.0 (18.0, 24.0)

22.0 (18.0, 25.5)

20.0 (18.0, 24.0)

 Oxygen saturation (%)

98.0 (96.0, 99.0)

98.0 (96.0, 98.5)

98.0 (96.0, 99.0)

98.0 (96.0, 98.0)

98.0 (96.0, 99.0)

 Glasgow coma scale

15.0 (15.0, 15.0)

15.0 (15.0, 15.0)

15.0 (15.0, 15.0)

15.0 (15.0, 15.0)

15.0 (15.0, 15.0)

qSOFA score ≥ 2—no. (%)

27 (20.5)

8 (22.9)

19 (19.6)

19 (21.8)

8 (17.8)

  1. RRH: Regional Referral Hospital; IQR: interquartile range; qSOFA: quick sequential organ failure assessment