Table 7 Sociodemographic predictors of rehabilitation outcomes.

From: The prevalence and profile of spinal cord injury in public healthcare rehabilitation units in Gauteng, South Africa

Predictor

 

33.2 Univariate

Multivariate

 

43.2 EXP(B)

p-value

EXP(B)

p-value

[95% CI]

[95% CI]

Vertebral fracture

Age

0.98 [0.96–1.00]

0.06

0.99 [0.96-1.02]

0.54

Sex

 

Male

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Female

0.32 [0.19–0.55]

0

0.37 [0.20–0.70]

0.00

Occupation

 

Formally employed

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Self employed

1.21 [0.46–3.17]

0.7

1.15 [0.43–3.07]

0.78

Unemployed

0.23 [0.12–0.44]

0

0.26 [0.14–0.50]

0.00

Student

2.72 [0.34–21.58]

0.35

3.57 [0.41–30.88]

0.25

Pensioner

0.27 [0.07–1.04]

0.06

0.44 [0.09–2.07]

0.3

Spinal surgery

Age

1.02 [1.00–1.03]

0.1

1.02 [1.00–1.05]

0.06

Sex

 

Male

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Female

1.33 [0.84–2.12]

0.23

1.12 [0.65–1.92]

0.68

Occupation

 

Formally employed

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Self employed

0.78 [0.41–1.51]

0.46

0.76 [0.39–1.48]

0.42

Unemployed

1.02 [0.60–1.74]

0.94

0.99 [0.57–1.73]

0.98

Student

1.85 [0.63–5.46]

0.26

2.42 [0.76–7.69]

0.13

Pensioner

0.53 [0.13–2.13]

0.37

0.29 [0.06–1.31]

0.11

Mortality

Age

0.92 [0.89–0.95]

0

0.92 [0.88–0.97]

0.00

Sex

 

Male

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Female

0.62 [0.27–1.43]

0.27

1.27 [0.31–5.23]

0.74

Occupation

 

Formally employed

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Self employed

0.97 [0.22–3.41]

0.84

0.94 [0.23–3.79]

0.93

Unemployed

4.65 [0.57–37.82]

0.15

4.29[0.51–36.41]

0.18

  1. The probability of sustaining a vertebral fracture increased significantly by 0.37 and 0.26 in females and those who were unemployed respectively. A significant correlation exists between age and mortality with the risk of death increasing by 0.92 for every one-unit increase in age.
  2. Values in bold indicate significant values.
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