[Influence of socioeconomic and nutritional factors on the evolution to complications in children hospitalized with pneumonia].
BACKGROUND
To study the relationship between socioeconomic factors, nutritional status, evolution and complications in children with pneumonia.


METHODS
A prospective, descriptive study on 85 children hospitalized with pneumonia from April 1999 to November 2000.


RESULTS
Complications occurred in 31.8% children; of these, 26.6% - respiratory insufficiency, 44% -pleural effusion, 22% -atelectasis. A significant relationship was observed between complications and the female sex (p=0.03; Odds Ratio=2.99 Confidence Interval 95%=1.16 -7.72) but this was not the case with age (p=0.98), maternal age (p=0.24), maternal educational level (p=0.62) and per capita income (p=0.07). No relationship was found between nutritional status and complication evolution, as well as with the other parameters (z score for the Waterlow classification, weight/age, height/age, weight/height and body mass index -p>0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Risk for complications was 2.99 times higher in the female group; no significant difference was found between the other parameters and complication evolution in children hospitalized with pneumonia.
Riccetto
Adriana G L
AG
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), São Paulo, SP, Brasil. a.riccetto@uol.com.br
Zambom
Mariana P
MP
Pereira
In s C M R
Is
Morcillo
Andr M
AM
D000886:Anthropometry; D001724:Birth Weight; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors