Table 4.
Diagnostic Odds Ratios* for individual clinical presentations stratified by age group (<60, 60 to 69, ≥70 years) that showed evidence of effect modification
Symptom | Diagnostic ORs | P value for effect modification | ||
Age group (years) | ||||
<60 | 60–69 | ≥70 | ||
Anxiety | 1.44 | 1.39 | 1.24 | 0.02 |
Ataxia | 8.28 | 9.57 | 5.16 | 0.004 |
Confusion | 43.9 | 96.4 | 12.6 | <0.001 |
Consciousness | 6.93 | 7.03 | 3.1 | 0.02 |
Depression | 1.5 | 2.65 | 2.77 | <0.001 |
Headache | 11.3 | 9.15 | 6.08 | <0.001 |
Nausea | 6.86 | 5.82 | 3.19 | <0.001 |
Seizure | 89.3 | 70 | 14.5 | <0.001 |
Sleep | 2.72 | 1.48 | 1.78 | 0.03 |
Visual | 22.8 | 5.11 | 4.9 | <0.001 |
*Models adjusted for age group, gender and Charlson Comorbidity Index.