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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Virol. 2011 Mar 8;51(1):54–58. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2011.02.004

TABLE 3.

UNIVARIATE AND MULTIVARIATE ANALYSES OF PHYSICAL FINDINGS IN HTLV-1 INFECTED CASES AND UNINFECTED CONTROLS

Findings Case Control ORa 95% CI p Adjusted 95% CI ORb p
Neurologic (%) n=66 n=53
    Weakness 2 (3%) 0 (0%) - - - - - -
    Hyperreflexia 14 (21.2%) 4 (7.5%) 2.8 0.88-8.6 0.083 2.8 0.88-8.7 0.082
    Babinski 5 (7.6%) 2 (3.8%) 2.0 0.37-10.9 0.42 2.2 0.39-12.9 0.36
Rheumatologic n=54 n=53
    Edema/warmth 1 (1.9%) 1 (1.5%) 1.0 0.06-16 1 1.0 0.06-16 1.0
    Decreased ROMc 4 (7.4%) 0 (0%) - - - - - -
Dental n=61 n=53
    Periodontitis 15 (24.6%) 15 (28.8%) 0.7 0.27-1.8 0.47 0.45 0.15-1.4 0.17
    Dry mucosa 33 (54.1%) 27 (50.1%) 1.6 0.61-4.1 0.35 1.8 0.66-5 0.24
a

Matched OR by conditional logistic regression

b

Matched OR after adjustment for income

c

Range of motion