Table 4 Predictors of ambulatory function at long-term follow-up.

From: Long-term outcome and predictors of neurological recovery in cervical spinal cord injury: a population-based cohort study

Variable

Univariable model

Multivariable model

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Age (years)

1.01 (0.99–1.02)

0.439

0.95 (0.92–0.98)

0.003

Male sex

0.63 (0.33–1.16)

0.142

–

–

C0–C3 injury

0.97 (0.52–1.81)

0.927

–

–

AIS C–D on admission

91.6 (26.6–578)

 < 0.001

49.9 (9.91–411)

 < 0.001

Days to admission

1.16 (1.01–1.45)

0.106

–

–

UEMS on admission

1.09 (1.06–1.12)

 < 0.001

–

–

LEMS on admission

1.13 (1.09–1.16)

 < 0.001

1.09 (1.05–1.13)

 < 0.001

Central cord injury

6.67 (3.04–16.3)

 < 0.001

–

–

High signal on T2WI

0.95 (0.32–2.76)

0.925

–

–

Surgery required

1.24 (0.36–4.44)

0.730

–

–

ICU-stay (days)

0.89 (0.84–0.93)

 < 0.001

–

–

  1. AIS American spinal cord injury association impairment scale, ICU intensive care unit, T2WI T2-weighted image.
  2. Bold text in the p-values column indicates a statistically significant association (p < 0.05).
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