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Table 2 Logistic regression analysis of the related risk factors for poor neurologic outcomes

From: Predictors of neurologic outcomes and mortality in physically abused and unintentionally injured children: a retrospective observation study

Group

Physical abuse

Unintentional injury

Odds ratios (95% CI)

p-value

Odds ratios (95% CI)

p-value

Univariate logistic regression

 Shock

17.6 (2.3–133.7)

0.005*

109.5 (31.2–383.8)

 < 0.001*

 Initial GCS

0.81 (0.65–0.99)

0.044*

0.53 (0.25–0.96)

0.03*

 Head injury

10.1 (3.4–30.2)

 < 0.001*

8.1 (3.4–19.5)

 < 0.001*

 SDH

3.1 (1.5–6.6)

0.002*

1.45 (0.74–2.86)

0.28

 HIE

2.3 (1.9–8.9)

 < 0.001*

29.7 (13.1–67.7)

 < 0.001*

 Convulsions

5.3 (2.5–11.2)

 < 0.001*

2.7 (1.3–5.9)

0.009*

 Retinal hemorrhage

5.8 (2.8–12.4)

 < 0.001*

3.75 (0.74–18.95)

0.11

 Spontaneous hypothermia

17 (2.2–130.5)

0.006*

15.1 (7.3–31.3)

 < 0.001

 Hb (g/dL)

0.76 (0.59–0.98)

0.035*

0.93 (0.78–1.11)

0.44

 Calcium(mg/dL)

0.17 (0.05–0.53)

0.002*

0.35 (0.19–0.66)

0.001*

 Fracture

1.05 (0.38–2.91)

0.92

2.8 (0.1–0.65)

 < 0.001*

 Sugar (mg/dL)

1.008 (0.99–1.02)

0.083

54.4 (9.8–301.5)

 < 0.001*

 PT (sec)

1.18 (0.9–1.55)

0.22

1.4 (1.1–1.6)

 < 0.001*

 aPTT (sec)

1.02 (0.96–1.09)

0.36

1.08 (1.03–1.13)

 < 0.001*

 Phosphate (mg/dL)

1.29 (0.85–1.97)

0.22

1.41 (1.09–1.83)

0.009*

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.46 (0.12–1.79)

0.26

1.002 (1–1.003)

0.046*

Multivariate logistic regression

 Shock

21.4 (2.5–181)

0.005*

120.4 (13.5–1073)

 < 0.001*

 Convulsions

7.2 (2.7–18.9)

0.001*

5.1 (1.7–15)

0.003*

 Spontaneous hypothermia

5.29 (0.55–51.1)

0.149

4.2 (1.4–12.4)

0.01*

 Retinal hemorrhage

3.9 (1.5–10.5)

0.005*

5.34 (0.16–17.24)

0.35

  1. CI: confidence interval; PT: prothrombin time; aPTT: activated partial thromboplastin time;
  2. *: p < 0.05 statistic significant