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Table 2 Socio demographic and pre-operative baseline characteristics of enrolled children

From: Chest closure without drainage after open patent ductus arteriosus ligation in Ugandan children: A non blinded randomized controlled trial

Characteristic

Category

P value

All study

Drain

No drain

N = 62 (%)

n = 31 (%)

n = 31 (%)

Age (months)

12 (8–36)

15 (8–51)

12 (6–36)

0.233

Gender*

 Female

46 (74.2)

20 (64.5)

26 (83.9)

0.08

 Male

16 (25.8)

11 (35.5)

5 (16.1)

 

Anthropometric measures

 Weight (Kg)

8 (6–15)

8 (5.7–16)

8 (6–12)

0.489

 Height (Cm)

74.5 (65.5–101.5)

82 (69–105)

72.5 (61–88)

0.092

 Underweight

24 (38.7)

12 (39.7)

12 (38.7)

1.0

 Stunted

17 (27.4)

6 (19.4)

11 (35.5)

0.255

 Wasted

23 (37.1)

12 (38.7)

11 (35.5)

1.0

Pulse rate (beats/min)

112 (102–130)

108 (99–120)

115 (103–131)

0.132

Blood pressure (mmHg)

 Systolic

90 (84–100)

90 (84–100)

90 (83–100)

0.688

 Diastolic

45.5 (36–55)

42 (35–55)

47 (38–57)

0.330

  1. *All data in median and interquartile ranges except if starred, where frequency and proportion (%) was used
  2. Anthropometric status by World Health Organization cut-offs: Wasted is weight for length Z score (WLZ) < − 2; stunted is length for age Z score (LAZ) < − 2; and Underweight is weight for age Z score (WAZ) < − 2