Skip to main content

Table 3 HIV-negative NS risk factor weight rating scale

From: Establishment of HIV-negative neurosyphilis risk score model based on logistic regression

Risk factors

Groups

Wij

βi

D

Pointsij (Pointsij)

Age (year)

0.050

  
 

< 20

15.5

 

− 0.450

− 1

 

20 ~ 29

24.5 = W1REF

 

0.000

0

 

30 ~ 39

34.5

 

0.500

1

 

40 ~ 49

44.5

 

1.000

2

 

50 ~ 59

54.5

 

1.500

3

 

≥ 60

68.5

 

2.200

4

Gender

1.431

  
 

Female

0 = W2REF

 

0

0

 

Male

1

 

1.431

3

Serum TRUST quantitatea

0.502

  
 

0

0 = W3REF

 

0.000

0

 

1

1

 

0.502

1

 

2

2

 

1.004

2

 

3

3

 

1.506

3

 

4

4

 

2.008

4

  1. a0 indicates that the serum TRUST is qualitatively negative; 1 indicates that the serum TRUST quantitate is 1:1 ~ 1:2; 2 indicates 1:4 ~ 1:8; 3 indicates 1:16 ~ 1:32, and 4 indicates ≥ 1:64
  2. D = (Wij − WiREF) *βi
  3. B = 5*βi
  4. Pointsij = D/B