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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics in patients with CHD, Total N = 295

From: Profile of congenital heart disease and access to definitive care among children seen at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital in Northern Uganda: a four-year experience

Variable

Number (%)

Gender, Female

175(59.3 %)

Median age at diagnosis (IQR), months

12 (4–48)

Age Category at initial diagnosis

  Neonates (0–28 days)

22 (7.5 %)

  Infants (1–12 months)

125 (42.4 %)

  Young child (1-5years)

81 (27.5 %)

  Older Child (6-17years)

67 (22.7 %)

CHD Type

  Acyanotic CHD

238 (80.7 %)

  Cyanotic CHD

57(19.3 %)

  1. The median age of cases with Acyanotic CHD was 15 months (IQR:5–60)
  2. The median age of cases with cyanotic CHD was 10 months (IQR:3.5–43)