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Table 3 Socio-demographic variables and severity of CAP among studied subjects

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

 

Mild CAP cases

Severe CAP cases

P

(n = 954)

(n = 516)

 

Maternal age

≤ 15 years

258(27)a

318(62)

< 0.01

 

> 15 years

696(73)

198(38)

 

Maternal education level

No or 1ry education

201(21)

345(67)

< 0.01

 

2ry education or beyond

753(79)

171(33)

 

Maternal work

House wife

496(52)

252(49)

> 0.05

 

Worker

458(48)

264(51)

 

Father work

Non worker

57(6)

36(7)

> 0.05

 

Private worker

498(52)

248(48)

 
 

Gov. worker

399(42)

232(45)

 

Family income (Egyptian pounds/month)

<1000 p/m

96(10)

369(71)

< 0.01

1000-3000 p/m

144(15)

117(23)

 
 

>3000 p/m

714(75)

30(6)

 

Residence

Urban

639(67)

138(27)

< 0.01

 

Rural

315(33)

378(73)

 

Water supply

Protected

534(56)

279(54)

> 0.05

 

Unprotected

420(44)

237(46)

 

No. of children in the house

One child

180(19)

87(17)

> 0.05

 

> one child

774(81)

429(83)

 

Sharing bedroom

One person

155(16)

67(13)

> 0.05

 

> one person

799(84)

449(87)

 

Smoking habit of any parents

No

696(73)

78(15)

< 0.01

 

Yes

258(27)

438(85)

 

Medical care

Poor

123(13)

393(76)

< 0.01

 

Good

831(87)

123(24)

 
  1. Chi-square test was used for comparisons. P value < 0.05 indicates a significant difference.
  2. aValues in parentheses are percentages.