Table 2. Risk of Disabilities.
| Disability | Participant group events, No. | Participant group rate per 100 000 person-years | Adjusted HR (95% CI)a | Participant group 30-y cumulative hazard | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacterial meningitis (n = 3623) | Controls (n = 32 607) | Bacterial meningitis (n = 3623) | Controls (n = 32 607) | Bacterial meningitis (n = 3623) | Controls (n = 32 607) | ||
| Cognitive disability | 233 | 486 | 307.7 | 68.8 | 3.23 (2.71-3.85) | 8.01 | 1.99 |
| Seizures | 249 | 398 | 332.1 | 56.4 | 4.14 (3.46-4.96) | 8.00 | 1.62 |
| Hearing loss | 294 | 331 | 397.6 | 46.8 | 7.90 (6.68-9.33) | 10.00 | 1.40 |
| Motor function disorders | 214 | 257 | 283.5 | 36.3 | 4.65 (3.72-5.80) | 6.42 | 0.95 |
| Visual disturbances | 292 | 819 | 391.0 | 116.7 | 2.37 (2.04-2.74) | 9.12 | 3.15 |
| Behavioral and emotional disorders | 370 | 2315 | 494.2 | 334.6 | 1.42 (1.26-1.59) | 13.70 | 9.61 |
| Intracranial structural injury | 120 | 22 | 157.2 | 3.1 | 26.04 (15.50-43.74) | 3.66 | 0.08 |
a
Adjusted for age at the index date, the index year, sex, maternal and paternal educational attainment, birth characteristics (5-minute Apgar score, birth weight, head circumference), and 7 preexisting conditions (malignant neoplasms, perinatal complications, mental and behavioral disorders, diseases of the nervous system, congenital disabilities, traumatic injuries, and operations in the nervous system). P < .001 for all comparisons.