Table III.
Risk for meningitis according to a threshold of maximal temperature of 39.5°C or greater adjusted for season
| No. of days with ≥1 meningitis case when maximal temperature |
No. of days with no meningitis case when maximal temperature |
RR | 95% CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥39.5°C | <39.5°C | ≥39.5°C | <39.5°C | |||
| Season | ||||||
| Rainy | 8 | 52 | 78 | 837 | 1.59 | 0.78-3.24 |
| Hot | 8 | 36 | 91 | 465 | 1.12 | 0.54-2.35 |
| Cold | 5 | 101 | 4 | 378 | 2.63 | 1.43-4.85 |
| Very hot | 232 | 72 | 348 | 206 | 1.54 | 1.24-1.93 |
| Temperature (crude RR) | 253 | 261 | 521 | 1886 | 2.69 | 2.31-3.13 |
| Temperature (RR adjusted for season) | 1.54 | 1.26-1.88 | ||||
RR, Relative risk.