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Table 3 Predictive factors of mortality

From: Spectrum of central nervous system infections in a tertiary health care centre in Cameroon

Variables

Crude OR (95% CI)

p value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p value

Age [20–30]

Ref.

Age [30–40]

0.16 (0.04–0.64)

0.012

0.75 (0.24–2.52)

0.632

Age [40–50]

0.15 (0.03–0.64)

0.011

0.69 (0.22–2.33)

0.535

Age [50–60]

0.31 (0.06–1.14)

0.135

1.30 (0.36–4.89)

0.686

Age [60–70]

0.25 (0.05–1.31)

0.102

0.80 (0.18–3.40)

0.759

Age ≥ 70

3.38 (0.63–20.33)

0.164

Female

Ref.

Male

1.10 (0.57–2.11)

0.770

HIV

0.55 (0.27–1.10)

0.094

1.04 (0.42–2.71)

0.927

Diabetes

0.80 (0.16–3.92)

0.788

Hypertension

1.48 (0.62–3.5)

0.368

CKD

2.90 (0.84–9.98)

0.090

2.05 (0.50–7.98)

0.300

CD4 count ≤ 200/mm3

1.6 (0.33–7.56)

0.553

Cerebral toxoplasmosis

0.21 (0.07–0.64)

0.006

Cryptococcal meningitis

1.56 (0.73–3.30)

0.246

Bacterial meningitis

1.23 (0.31–4.84)

0.764

Unknown aetiology

2.52 (1.30–4.88)

0.006

2.24 (1.04–4.80)

0.039

  1. CKD chronic kidney disease, HIV human immunodeficiency virus