Results for logistic regression models comparing moderate-severe anaemia to mild-no anaemia in children with bacterial meningitis
| Characteristics | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis (N=1232) |
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Finland vs other areas | 0.02 (0.02 to 0.03) | 0.02 (0.01 to 0.04) |
| Latin America vs other areas | 0.74 (0.60 to 0.90) | |
| Angola vs other areas | 11.89 (9.35 to 15.11) | |
| Age <1.0 year, median | 3.04 (2.46 to 3.75) | 2.94 (2.03 to 4.26) |
| Pre-admission illness >3 days, median | 4.31 (3.43 to 5.42) | 1.94 (1.36 to 2.78) |
| Weight-for-age z-score <−3 | 5.54 (3.24 to 9.49) | 3.84 (1.54 to 9.59) |
| Pneumococcal vs other aetiology | 2.81 (2.18 to 3.63) | |
| Haemophilus influenzae vs other aetiology | 0.71 (0.57 to 0.88) | |
| Meningococcal vs other aetiology | 0.34 (0.26 to 0.45) | 0.51 (0.34 to 0.78) |