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Table 4 Associated factors with the bacterial meningitis mortality.

From: Community acquired bacterial meningitis in Cuba: a follow up of a decade

Variables

Deceased

Survivor

Odds ratio

95% Confidence Interval

P-value

Pensioned

271

222

6.75

5.50-8.28

0.0000

Imprisoned

7

10

4.04

1.51-10.79

0.0052

Housewife

309

434

4.03

3.38-4.81

0.0000

Unemployed

76

114

3.66

2.69-4.99

0.0000

Other identified bacteria

109

223

2.01

1.55 - 2.61

0.0000

S. pneumoniae

389

742

1.87

1.59 - 2.20

0.0000

  1. Logistic regression analysis, Cuba 1998-2007