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Table 1 Demographic data of studied subjects

From: Impact of the socioeconomic status on the severity and outcome of community-acquired pneumonia among Egyptian children: a cohort study

  

Group 1 (n = 1125)

Group 2 (n = 345)

P

Age, median (Range), years

 

5.4 (2–15)

5.6 (2–14.5)

> 0.05a

Male/female

 

675/450

216/129

> 0.05

Residence, N (%)

Urban

417(37)

249(72)

< 0.01

 

Rural

708(63)

96(28)

 

Immunization, N (%)

Good

642(57)

336 (98)

< 0.01

 

Poor

483(43)

9(2)

 

Birth weight, N (%)

Average

765(68)

300(87)

< 0.01

 

Low

360(32)

45(13)

 

Nutrition status, N (%)

Average

821(73)

328(87)

< 0.01

 

Malnourished

304(27)

17(5)

 

Feeding practice, N (%)

Was or still breast feeder

609(54)

261(76)

< 0.01

 

Never breast feeder

516(46)

84(24)

 
  1. Chi-square test was used for comparisons. P value < 0.05 indicates a significant difference. aMann–Whitney U test.