Table 3. Univariate analysis of the outcomes.
GCS | Mortality | ||||||
Low | Moderate | High | p-value | Deceased | Alive | p-value | |
Age | |||||||
1-18 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 0.093 | 10 | 98 | 0.001* |
19-60 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 55 | ||
61 onward | 18 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 35 | ||
Gender | |||||||
Male | 25 | 2 | 23 | 0.731 | 26 | 97 | 0.512 |
Female | 19 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 91 | ||
GCS at admission | |||||||
Low | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0.004* | 6 | 7 | 0.091 |
Moderate | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | ||
High | 17 | - | 36 | 15 | 65 | ||
Diagnosis | |||||||
Meningitis | 25 | 3 | 29 | 0.692 | 23 | 125 | 0.030* |
Meningoencephalitis | 14 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 36 | ||
Encephalitis | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 24 | ||
Presentation | |||||||
Temperature > 38°C | 40 | 4 | 40 | 0.536 | 41 | 159 | 0.092 |
Seizures | 38 | 3 | 35 | 0.142 | 38 | 148 | 0.135 |
Headache | 12 | 1 | 14 | 0.918 | 11 | 53 | 0.840 |
Photophobia | 38 | 5 | 43 | 0.678 | 38 | 165 | 0.848 |
Neck stiffness | 39 | 5 | 47 | 0.323 | 39 | 174 | 0.768 |