CHARACTERISTICS
Without IMV 62 (84.9%) Without IMV 62 (84.9%) IMV 11 (15.1%) IMV 11 (15.1%)
p-value
Without NIV 53 (72.6%) Without NIV 53 (72.6%) NIV 20 (27.4%) NIV 20 (27.4%)
p-value
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC
Gender, n and % 0.223 0.202
Female 23 37.1 6 54.5 19 35.8 10 50.0
Male 39 62.9 5 45.5 34 64.2 10 50.0
Age (months), mean and SD 7.6 6.6 4.8 4.4 0.158 7.5 6.5 6.4 6.0 0.408
Age (days), mean and SD 191.9 159.2 144.5 133.4 0.368 195.7 164.5 155.7 128.5 0.322
Age group, n and % 0.517* 0.929*
< 6 months 33 53.2 8 72.7 18 34.0 6 30.0
6 to 12 months 22 35.5 2 18.2 29 54.7 12 60.0
> 12 months 7 11.3 1 9.1 6 11.3 2 10.0
City, n and % 0.480* 0.195
Capital 30 48.4 6 54.5 24 45.3 12 60.0
Inland 32 51.6 5 45.5 29 54.7 8 40.0
NUTRITIONAL
Current weight (kg) 7.0 2.0 5.6 1.5 0.019 6.09 2.0 6.4 1.8 0.425
Current weight-for-age (Z-score) -0.31 1.5 -0.60 1.5 0.553 -0.47 1.5 -0.03 1.3 0.404
Low weight-for-age, n and % 0.717* 1.000*
No 56 90.3 10 90.9 48 90.6 18 90.0
Yes 6 9.7 1 9.1 5 9.4 2 10.0
GESTATIONAL
Gestational age, mean and SD 37.7 2.9 36.0 5.0 0.591 37.6 3.4 37.0 2.7 0.311
Premature, n and % 0.429* 0.288
No 32 68.10 4 57.1 28 70.0 8 57.1
Yes 15 31.90 3 42.9 12 30.0 6 42.9
Birth weight, mean and SD 3.1 0.61 2.7 1.2 0.603 3.0 0.72 3.1 0.77 0.475