Table 4.

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of the outcomes at discharge and various factors in patients with VZV meningitis/meningoencephalitis

Variable	β value	SE value	Wald	OR value	95% CI	P value
Age	0.03	0.03	1.02	1.03	0.98-1.08	0.31
Gender (Male)	2.50	1.10	5.15	12.22	1.41-106.04	0.02
Days passed between onset of the neurological symptoms to initiation of the antivirus treatment	0.79	0.18	2.78	1.34	1.05-1.89	0.03