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Table 7 Risk factors for severe neurological status following hospital admission and/or at 1st follow-up, based on patients’ mRS scores (A) and WNV-N index scores (B)

From: Identifying risks for severity of neurological symptoms in Hungarian West Nile virus patients

Risk factors

OR

95% C.I.

(A) mRS (moderately severe/ severe neurological status)

Age (< 65 years / 65+ years) (N = 66)

9.88

2.846–34.299

Comorbidities (2 or more) (no / yes) (N = 66)

5.20

1.577–17.149

Weakness/malaise (no / yes) (N = 66)

3.45

1.120–10.670

Complications (no / yes) (N = 43)

--a

(B) WNV-N Index (moderately severe/ severe neurological status)

Complications (no / yes) (N = 43)

6.50

1.130–37.200

Age (< 65 years / 65+ years) (N = 66)

4.91

1.628–14.817

Comorbidities (2 or more) (no / yes) (N = 66)

4.59

1.530–13.778

Gait uncertainty (no / yes) (N = 66)

3.75

1.126–11.123

  1. a All patients with complications belonged to the „severe neurological status” category