Table 2 Clinical characteristics of DM diagnosed children at East &West Gojjam Zone referral hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019
Variable | Frequency (354) | Percent % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Weight for age | Normal | 295 | 83.3 |
Underweight | 58 | 16.4 | |
Overweight | 1 | 0.3 | |
Weight for height | Normal | 306 | 86.4 |
Underweight | 48 | 13.6 | |
Preceding infection | Fungal skin infection | 53 | 15 |
Pneumonia | 19 | 5.4 | |
Tuberculosis | 3 | 0.8 | |
Tonsillitis | 5 | 1.4 | |
Gastroenteritis | 15 | 4.2 | |
Urinary tract infection | 14 | 4 | |
Hepatitis | 5 | 1.4 | |
Otitis media | 7 | 2 | |
Chickenpox | 2 | 0.6 | |
Meningitis | 1 | 0.3 | |
Upper respiratory tract infection | 346 | 97.7 | |
Other | 18 | 5.1 | |