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Table 4 Associations of covariates with neurosurgical concern. Associations of bulging fontanel, prematurity, any developmental delay, and ‘W_diff’ (difference between the Z-scores of head circumference and weight) with neurosurgical concern by conditional logistic regression

From: Clinical factors associated with need for neurosurgical care in young children with imaging for macrocephaly: a case control study

Covariate

Adjusted odds ratio

95% Confidence interval

P-value

Bulging fontanel

7.47

2.28–24.44

< 0.001

Any developmental delay

2.67

1.13–6.27

0.03

Prematurity

21.26

3.76–120.21

< 0.001

W_diff

1.70

1.22–2.37

0.002