Table 6 Risk factors for neurological deficits on discharge
Risk factors | Deficits on discharge, (%) | No deficits at discharge, (%) | Crude Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median (IQR) age, months | 13 (0, 48) | 26 (13, 41) | - | 0.644 | - | - |
Focal seizures | 1/11 (9.1) | 148/828 (17.9) | 0.46 (0.01, 3.28) | 0.449 | - | - |
Status epilepticus | 5/11 (45.5) | 81/861 (9.4) | 8.02 (1.88, 32.2) | <0.001 | 6.56 (1.05,44.9) | 0.045 |
Coma | 4/11 (36.4) | 69/861 (8.0) | 6.56 (1.37, 26.4) | 0.001 | 18.4 (3.03, 112) | 0.002 |
Severe wasting | 1/11 (9.1) | 7/861 (0.8) | 12.2 (0.24, 110) | 0.097 | 23.9 (2.15, 266) | 0.010 |
Hypoglycaemia | 1/11 (9.1) | 20/826 (2.4) | 4.03 (0.09, 30.8) | 0.160 | - | - |
Malaria | 5/11 (45.5) | 463/861 (53.8) | 0.72 (0.17, 2.84) | 0.582 | - | - |
Bacteraemia | 1/11 (9.1) | 18/844 (2.1) | 4.59 (0.10, 35.4) | 0.120 | - | - |
Pyogenic meningitis | 1/11 (9.1) | 19/861 (2.2) | 4.43 (0.10, 34.0) | 0.130 | - | - |
Neonatal sepsis or tetanus | 1/11 (9.1) | 30/861 (3.5) | 2.77 (0.06, 20.6) | 0.318 | - | - |
Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy | 2/11 (18.2) | 1/861 (0.1) | 191 (8.61,11278) | <0.001 | 158 (8.78,2827) | 0.001 |