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. 2020 Sep 30;62:e69. doi: 10.1590/S1678-9946202062069

Table 3. Mortality rate and Hazard Ratio of deaths of patients with neurological disorders according to etiological diagnosis.

Diagnosis Number of deaths Mortality rate (100 person/day) HRadjusted (IC95%) p-value
Other etiology 7 0.3 (0.1 – 0.5) Reference -
Dengue 13 1.1 (0.7 – 2.0) 4,90 (1,87 – 12,8) 0,001
Chikungunya 37 2.0 (1.5 – 2.8) 6,30 (2,72 – 14,6) <0,001
Dengue and Chikungunya 15 2.6 (1.6 – 4.3) 9,47 (3,80 – 23,6) <0,001
Zika 3 1.0 (0.3 – 3.2) 5,71 (1,43 – 22,8) 0,013
Some arbovirus        
No 7 0.3 (0.1 – 0.5) Reference -
Yes 68 1.8 (1.4 – 2.3) 6,46 (2,91 – 14,3) <0,001

HRadjusted = adjusted according to the neurological diagnosis; IC = confidence interval