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. 2019 Aug 30;9(8):e029686. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029686

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.