Volume 12, Number 8—August 2006
Dispatch
Mental Status after West Nile Virus Infection
Kathleen Y. Haaland*†
, Joseph Sadek*†, Steven Pergam†‡, Leonor A. Echevarria†§, Larry E. Davis*†, Diane Goade†, Joanne Harnar*†, Robert A. Nofchissey†, C. Mack Sewel¶, and Paul Ettestad¶
, Joseph Sadek*†, Steven Pergam†‡, Leonor A. Echevarria†§, Larry E. Davis*†, Diane Goade†, Joanne Harnar*†, Robert A. Nofchissey†, C. Mack Sewel¶, and Paul Ettestad¶Table 1
Demographic data from Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status*†
| Characteristic | West Nile fever, n = 64 | West Nile neuroinvasive disease, n = 52 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y | 50.0 (12.8) | 53.6 (19.1) | 0.26 |
| Education, y | 14.6 (2.6) | 13.6 (3.0) | 0.05 |
| Sex, % male | 44 | 58 | 0.14 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| % white | 62 | 64 | 0.90 |
| % Hispanic | 33 | 31 | 0.90 |
| Hospitalized, n (%) | 10 (16) | 40 (78) | <0.001 |
| TICS total (range 0–41) | 33.6 (3.3) | 31.1 (3.8) | 0.005‡ |
*TICS, Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status.
†Means with standard deviations in parentheses, except where otherwise indicated.
‡p value, after analysis of covariance, controlling for marginal group difference in education.
