Table 2 Baseline characteristics in anemic and non-anemic children in children with PTB.
Characteristic | Anemia group(n = 39) | Non-Anemia group(n = 64) | Total (n = 103) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age(years) | 8 (1, 13) | 11 (7, 13) | 10 (5, 13) | 0.124 |
Gender | 0.323 | |||
Male | 15 | 31 | 46 | |
female | 24 | 33 | 57 | |
Weight ≤ 5th percentile | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.660 |
Fever duration | 7 (2, 20) | 1 (0, 6) | 3 (0, 11) | 0.002 |
Illness duration | 19 (7, 30) | 10 (4.25, 30) | 13 (5, 30) | 0.122 |
Respiratory rate | 24 (20, 28) | 22 (20, 24) | 22 (20, 25) | 0.006 |
Weight loss(≥1 kg) | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.384 |