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. 2019 May 2;70(6):1161–1168. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz325

Table 4.

Association of Admission Cerebrospinal Fluid Tau Concentrationsa With In-hospital Outcomes in Ugandan Children With Cerebral Malaria

Clinical Outcome Value Unadjusted OR, Rate Ratio, or Risk Difference (95% CI), No. P Value Adjusted OR, Rate Ratio, or Risk Difference (95% CI)a, No.b P Value
Mortality OR 2.12 (.43–10.49), 145 .36 1.18 (.20–6.82), 138 .85
Coma durationc β 0.21 (.09–.33), 137 .001 0.22 (.09–.35), 131 .001
No. of convulsions in hospital IRR 1.53 (.94–2.49), 145 .08 1.32 (.76–2.27), 138 .32

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; IRR, incidence rate ratio; OR, odds ratio.

aLogistic regression (OR), multiple linear regression (β coefficient), or negative binomial regression (IRR) adjusted for age, hemoglobin and glucose concentrations, presence of retinopathy, and acute kidney injury.

bLower no. in adjusted group on account of missing data points in adjusted variables.

cLog-transformed (base 10).