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. 2021 Dec 28;128:33–44. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2021.12.010

TABLE 4.

Multivariable Logistic Regression for the Association of Patient Characteristics With Occurrence of Any Neurological Manifestation (Overall Cohort)

Variable Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval P Value
Age 1.10 1.07, 1.13 <0.001
Female sex 1.16 0.04, 29.84 0.917
Race
 Asian 0.48 0.05, 3.41 0.466
 Black 0.30 0.04, 1.95 0.210
 Native American or Pacific Islander 0.30 0.01, 6.85 0.465
 White 0.45 0.05, 2.87 0.397
 American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.00 - -
 Other 0.39 0.05, 2.60 0.336
Hispanic ethnicity 0.88 0.61, 1.27 0.499
MIS-C versus acute SARS-CoV-2 2.16 1.45, 3.24 <0.001
Pre-existing condition
 Neurological 3.48 2.37, 5.15 <0.001
 Cardiovascular 0.61 0.37, 0.99 0.051
 Respiratory 0.88 0.61, 1.29 0.514
 Renal or urologic 0.64 0.34, 1.17 0.153
 Gastrointestinal 0.68 0.44, 1.07 0.095
 Hematologic or immunologic 0.74 0.47, 1.17 0.206
 Metabolic 1.65 1.04, 2.66 0.036
 Congenital or genetic defect 1.09 0.68, 1.76 0.709
 Malignancy 1.03 0.57, 1.88 0.917
 Premature or neonatal 1.27 0.78, 2.03 0.332
 Technology dependence 0.81 0.44, 1.47 0.497
 Transplantation 1.18 0.51, 2.71 0.695
 Other, nonneurological 1.08 0.70, 1.66 0.729
Constitutional symptoms
 Fever 1.30 0.68, 1.24 0.093
 Cough 0.92 0.68, 1.24 0.607
 Anorexia 1.28 0.94, 1.74 0.116
 Diarrhea 0.99 0.70, 1.39 0.949
 Throat pain 1.74 1.16, 2.64 0.008
 Abdominal pain 1.43 1.03, 2.00 0.035
Obesity 1.13 0.73, 1.75 0.575

Abbreviations:

MIS-C = Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

SARS-CoV-2 = Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2