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Table 13 Risk of febrile seizures in children 3–5 years old associated with respiratory viruses

From: Snotwatch: an ecological analysis of the relationship between febrile seizures and respiratory virus activity

Virus

95% vs 50% Incidence Risk

99% CI

P-value

Adenovirus

0.83

0.67, 1.04

0.03

hMPV

1.17

0.91, 1.51

0.0990

Influenza A*

1.54

1.20, 1.98

< 0.0001

Influenza B*

1.44

1.13, 1.84

< 0.0001

Parainfluenza 1

0.78

0.51, 1.19

0.13

Parainfluenza 2

0.94

0.74, 1.20

0.52

Parainfluenza 3

1.13

0.86, 1.49

0.26

Picornavirus

0.88

0.69, 1.14

0.21

RSV*

1.67

1.31, 2.12

< 0.0001

  1. Intercept denotes the estimated number of febrile seizures in this age group per month. Statistically significant viruses are denoted with*. The baseline monthly number of febrile seizures for this subgroup was 5.3
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