Volume 10, Number 8—August 2004
Research
Long-Term Prognosis for Clinical West Nile Virus Infection
Anne Labowitz Klee*, Beth Maldin*, Barbara Edwin*, Iqbal Poshni*, Farzad Mostashari*, Annie Fine*, Marcelle Layton*, and Denis Nash*†1
Table 5
Recovery at 12 months postonset by health status domain and age at illness onset in patients with clinical West Nile virus infection, New York City, 1999
| Recovery | Total | Recovered, n (%) | Not recovered, n (%) | Risk ratio | 95% confidence interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical recovery | |||||
| <65 | 13 | 8 (61.5) | 5 (38.5) | 1.2 | 0.68–2.2 |
| >65 | 22 | 11 (50.0) | 11 (50.0) | Referent | |
| Total | 35 | 19 (54.3) | 16 (45.7) | ||
| Cognitive recovery | |||||
| <65 | 13 | 9 (69.2) | 4 (30.8) | 1.3 | 0.77–2.3 |
| >65 | 21 | 11 (52.4) | 10 (47.6) | Referent | |
| Total | 34 | 20 (58.8) | 14 (41.2) | ||
| Functional recovery | |||||
| <65 | 13 | 10 (76.9) | 3 (23.1) | 1.7 | 0.98–2.9 |
| >65 | 22 | 10 (45.5) | 12 (54.5) | Referent | |
| Total | 35 | 20 (57.1) | 15 (42.9) | ||
| Total recovery | |||||
| <65 | 13 | 8 (61.5) | 5 (38.5) | 2.7 | 1.1–6.5 |
| >65 | 22 | 5 (22.7) | 17 (77.3) | Referent | |
| Total | 35 | 13 (37.1) | 22 (62.9) |
