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Table 5 Associations of covariates with neurosurgical intervention. 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

32.43

5.67–185.60

< 0.001

sleep disturbance

13.98

2.20–88.71

0.005

W_diff

3.19

1.70–6.00

< 0.001