Table 4.
Risk factors for acute Bilirubin encephalopathy among Jaundiced Nigerian neonates
| Peak serum bilirubin | Cases | Controls | Number (%) | Odds ratio [95% CI] | |
| <=15.00 | 3 | 93 | 96 (28.8%) | 1.000 [Referent] | |
| Unknown | 25 | 110 | 135 (40.5%) | 7.044 [2.061,24.07] | |
| >15.00 | 77 | 25 | 102 (30.6%) | 10.06 [2.927,34.60] | |
| Total | 105 | 228 | 333 (100.0%) | ||
| Means | 30.71 | 15.65 | P < 0.001 | ||
| Gender | Cases | Controls | Number (%) | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | |
| Male | 17 | 103 | 120 (61.2%) | 1.089 (0.470,2.523) | |
| Female | 10 | 66 | 76 (38.8%) | 1.000 (REFERENT) | |
| Sepsis | Cases | Controls | Number (%) | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | |
| No | 4 | 67 | 71 (66.4%) | 1.000 (REFERENT) | |
| Yes | 12 | 24 | 36 (33.6%) | 8.375 (2.463, 28.48) | |
| Menthol | G6PD | Cases | Controls | Number (%) | Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
| Unexposed | Normal | 1 | 37 | 38 (19.2%) | 1.000 (REFERENT) |
| Unexposed | Unknown | 10 | 63 | 73 (36.9%) | 5.868 (0.722,47.66) |
| Unexposed | Deficient | 3 | 17 | 20 (10.1%) | 6.524 (0.632,67.34) |
| Unknown | Normal | 1 | 10 | 11 (5.6%) | 3.697 (0.212,64.42) |
| Unknown | Unknown | 1 | 25 | 26 (13.1%) | 7.120 (0.936,54.18) |
| Unknown | Deficient | 1 | 6 | 7 (3.5%) | 6.162 (0.338,112.2) |
| Exposed | Normal | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 0.000 (incalculable) |
| Exposed | Unknown | 7 | 10 | 17 (8.6%) | 25.88 (2.845,235.8) |
| Exposed | Deficient | 4 | 2 | 6 (3.0%) | 73.94 (5.425,>999) |