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Table 3 Multivariable analysis of mortality

From: Impact of temperature change from admission to day one on neonatal mortality in a low-resource setting

Variable

p-value

Categories

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

Temperature change from admission to day 1

<ā€‰0.0001

Temperature at admission

Temperature at day 1

-

Hyperthermia

Hyperthermia

Normothermia

Mild hypothermia

Severe/moderate hypothermia

1.08 (0.33 to 3.03)

1.00 (0.39 to 2.38)

3.12 (0.84 to 10.56)

4.13 (0.65 to 23.63)

Normothermia

Hyperthermia

Normothermia

Mild hypothermia

Severe/moderate hypothermia

4.24 (2.11 to 8.49)

Reference

2.48 (1.18 to 5.09)

3.59 (1.56 to 8.14)

Mild hypothermia

Hyperthermia

Normothermia

Mild hypothermia

Severe/moderate hypothermia

3.98 (1.64 to 9.45)

1.65 (0.96 to 2.83)

2.17 (1.15 to 4.10)

3.94 (1.81 to 8.54)

Severe/moderate hypothermia

Hyperthermia

Normothermia

Mild hypothermia

Severe/moderate hypothermia

3.45 (1.29 to 8.96)

3.46 (2.03 to 5.98)

6.28 (3.48 to 11.51)

11.24 (6.00 to 21.79)

Diagnosis at admission

<ā€‰0.0001

Fever, trauma, jaundice/hyperbilirubinemia, other

Wet lung

Asphyxia/HIE

Sepsis/seizures

Prematurity/LBW

Congenital malformations

Reference

2.66 (1.37 to 5.24)

4.40 (2.64 to 7.59)

5.45 (2.27 to 12.89)

7.07 (4.31 to 12.06)

10.77 (4.82 to 24.57)

Sex

0.13

Female

Male

Reference

1.26 (0.94 to 1.69)

Delivery

<ā€‰0.0001

Vaginal inborn

Vaginal outborn

Cesarean inborn

Vaginal homebirth

Reference

1.35 (0.95 to 1.92)

0.59 (0.40 to 0.87)

2.18 (1.20 to 4.03)

HIV

0.02

No

Yes

Reference

1.47 (1.07 to 2.02)