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Table 8 Univariate regression analysis of factors influencing clinical outcomes in pediatric PSH patients

From: Clinical characteristics, diagnostic challenges, and outcome of paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity in pediatric patients: a retrospective cohort study in a tertiary hospital setting

Predictor

Univariate regression analysis

Estimate

95% Confidence Interval

p

Lower

Upper

Age

0.221

-0.0333

0.475

0.088

Female patients

-18.13

-5651.32

5615.062

0.995

Term

-0.981

-3.47

1.51

0.44

Global developmental delay

0.47

-1.84

2.78

0.69

Positive History of brain insult

-1.79

-4.08

0.501

0.126

Age of onset

0.234

-0.0626

0.531

0.122

Traumatic etiology

-16.74

-6408.81

6375.327

0.996

Frequency (episodes per day)

-0.42

-1.14

0.298

0.252

Duration of attacks per day in minutes

0.00534

-6.97e − 4

0.0114

0.083

PSH-AM score

-0.115

-0.46

0.23

0.513

Onset of diagnosis

0.38

0.0303

0.73

0.033

Abortive medications

    

Morphine use

0.811

-1.1

2.724

0.406

Clonidine use

-0.577

-2.49

1.331

0.553

Benzodiazepine use

0.17

-2.16

2.5

0.886

Acetaminophen use

-0.86

-3.16

1.436

0.463

Preventive medications

    

Gabapentin use

0.325

-1.99

2.644

0.783

Baclofen use

-1.1

-3.39

1.193

0.347