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Table 5 Risk of mild febrile seizure presentations 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

1.03

0.95, 1.13

0.36

hMPV*

1.18

1.04, 1.34

0.00091

Influenza A*

1.50

1.32, 1.72

< 0.0001

Influenza B*

1.30

1.15, 1.47

< 0.0001

Parainfluenza 1

0.94

0.77, 1.14

0.41

Parainfluenza 2

0.99

0.88, 1.11

0.83

Parainfluenza 3

1.04

0.90, 1.20

0.47

Picornavirus

1.07

0.92, 1.23

0.26

RSV*

1.53

1.36, 1.73

< 0.0001

  1. Intercept denotes estimated number of mild febrile seizures per month. Statistically significant viruses are denoted with*. The baseline monthly number of febrile seizures for this subgroup was 15.5