Impact of the implementation of new guidelines on the management of patients with HIV infection at an advanced HIV clinic in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Table 3 Danger signs and mortality frequency

Related danger sign	Mortality (%)		Odds ratios	Confidence interval
Related danger sign	Before	After
Age
0–19	5.42	2.17	–	–
21–35	14.78	11.30	1.66	0.64–4.29
36–44	14.29	10.87	1.16	0.45–2.97
> 45	23.15	24.35	2.87*	1.13–7.29
CD4 < 50	9.85	6.96	0.97	0.60–1.56
Respiratory	24.14	17.83	0.77	0.46–1.28
Renal	33.66	29.13	1.08	0.67–1.74
Fever	51.72	43.91	1.45	0.68–3.11
Cardiovascular	53.47	48.70	0.81	0.49–1.35
Inability to walk	20.50	16.96	0.29*	0.18–0.48
Neurological	24.14	17.83	0.67	0.40–1.13
Dehydration	53.47	48.70	0.42	0.09–1.89
Glasgow< 15	61.22	26.15	0.84*	0.73–0.97
Sex
Male	21.18	17.83	–	–
Female	36.45	30.87	0.69	0.41–1.15
Overall Mortality	57.64	48.70	0.60*	0.38–0.97

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