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. 2011 Mar 9;117(19):5243–5249. doi: 10.1182/blood-2010-10-316083

Table 2.

Result of a multivariate logistic regression model evaluating HHV-6 as a predictor of delirium while controlling for covariates

Variable OR (95% CI) P
HHV-6 window* 2.5 (1.2-5.3) .02
Age > 30 y 3.9 (1.6-9.4) .003
HSV seropositive before transplantation 2.8 (0.9-8.9) .08
Medical comorbidity (reference: low)
    Moderate 1.4 (0.5-4.2) .57
    High 3.0 (1.1-7.8) .03
More advanced underlying disease 2.3 (1.0-4.9) .04
Conditioning regimen (reference: nonmyeloablative)
    Myeloablative 5.9 (2.0-17.3) .001
    Reduced intensity 4.1 (0.7-22.7) .11
Receipt of acute opioid 4.2 (2.1-8.4) < .001
Moderate or severe pain (reference: none or mild) 1.7 (0.9-3.1) .12

OR indicates odds ratio; and CI, confidence interval.

*

Any level of HHV-6 detected up to 2 weeks before or 2 days after first positive delirium assessment within a delirium episode. The interaction term acute HHV-6 underlying disease, P = .10.