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Table 3 Multinomial logistic regression analysis of risk factors for severe EV infection

From: Enterovirus B types cause severe infection in infants aged 0–3 months

Factors

β-coefficient

OR

95%CI

p

EV-B infection

1.449

4.26

1.907–9.517

 < 0.001

Age less than 3 months

1.868

6.474

2.794–15.002

 < 0.001

Abnormal platelets count

1.01

2.745

1.278–5.897

0.010

Elevated ALT

1.12

3.064

1.031–9.105

0.044

CSF characteristics

Positive of EVa

2.491

12.071

2.379–61.261

0.003

Elevated protein

2.633

13.913

1.691–114.447

0.014

Pleocytosis

2.249

9.481

5.633–27.413

0.037

  1. aEV-RNA detected by fluorescence PCR
  2. OR Odds ratio; CI Confidence interval; EV Enterovirus; ALT Alanine aminotransferase; CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
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