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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of critically ill children admitted to PICU at TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (n = 241)

From: Risk factors associated with acute kidney injury in a pediatric intensive care unit in Addis Ababa Ethiopia: case-control study

Variable

Case (n = 81)

Control (n = 160)

Freq.

%

Freq.

%

Age

    

1 month to < 5 years

54

66.7

100

62.5

5 to 9 years

17

21.0

36

22.5

≥ 10 years

10

12.3

24

15.0

Sex

    

 Male

36

44.4

85

53.1

 Female

45

55.6

75

46.9

Region

    

 Addis Ababa

23

28.4

45

28.1

 Oromia

25

30.9

45

28.1

 Amhara

11

13.6

22

13.8

 SNNPR

6

7.4

14

8.8

 Tigray

9

11.1

7

4.4

 Other regions *

7

8.6

27

16.9

Length of stay at PICU

    

 Less than 14 days

53

65.4

116

72.5

 15 to 29 days

14

17.3

25

15.6

 30 and above days

14

17.3

19

11.9

  1. SNNRP; Southern national-nationality People of representative, PICU; pediatric intensive care unit
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