Demographics of and distribution of symptoms in BCG vaccinated and unvaccinated children with tuberculous meningitis
| BCG scar | OR (95% CI) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absent | Present | |||
| *Significant. | ||||
| †Values are mean (SD). A two sample t test was used for comparison of means. | ||||
| ‡Values are n (%). χ2 tests were used for comparison of proportions. | ||||
| No of children | 96 | 54 | ||
| Age (in months)† | 45.63 (37.5) | 46.5 (36.1) | 0.754 | |
| Duration of illness (days)† | 45.2 (52.3) | 35.1 (38.3) | 0.157 | |
| Tonic spasms‡ | 44 (45.8) | 23 (42.5) | 1.1 (0.5 to 2.4) | 0.701 |
| Generalised clonic seizures‡ | 38 (39.5) | 16 (29.6) | 1.6 (0.7 to 3.4) | 0.272 |
| Partial seizures‡ | 11 (11.4) | 4 (7.4) | 2.7 (0.7 to 10.8) | 0.097 |
| Convulsion frequency† per day | 5.19 (4.9) | 3.8 (4.7) | 0.485 | |
| Headache‡ | 46 (47.9) | 29 (53.7) | 0.9 (0.4 to 2.2) | 0.899 |
| Vomiting‡ | 72 (75.0) | 41 (75.9) | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.8) | 0.670 |
| Altered sensorium‡ | 82 (85.4) | 37 (68.5) | 2.2 (1.1 to 6.2) | 0.019* |
| Contact history‡ | 45 (46.8) | 32 (59.2) | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.3) | 0.145 |