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. 2010 Dec 22;5(12):e15664. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015664

Table 4. Univariable and multivariable analysis for the prediction of definite TB meningitis.

Characteristic OR 95%CI p value β coefficient Score
Univariate analysis
Lymphocyte count >200 (cells/µl) 6.5 (2–22) 0.003
Neutrophil count ≥36 (cells/µl) 5.0 (2–12) <0.001
Protein Level ≥2.5 g/l 3.6 (1–10) 0.02
CSF glucose ≤1 mmol/l 8.4 (3–24) <0.001
Ratio of CSF/serum glucose ≤0.2 9.3 (3–28) <0.001
CD4 count (<200 cells/µl) 2.9 (1–7) 0.03
CLAT test (NEG) 8.7 (3–28) <0.001
Previous TB (no) 3.1 (1.2–8.0) 0.02
Multivariate analysis
Ratio of CSF/serum glucose ≤0.2 7.1 (1.8–29) 0.006 2 2
Lymphocyte count >200 (cells/µl) 7.6 (1.5–40) 0.017 2 2
CD4 count (<200cells/µl) 6.8 (1.9–24) 0.003 1.9 2
CLAT test (NEG) 12.9 (3–52) <0.001 2.6 3