Table 1 Demographics table of N = 1156 patients.
From: Comparison of health outcomes between traumatic spinal cord and cauda equina injuries
Variable | UMN injury N = 1113 (%) | LMN injury N = 43 (%) | Total cohort N = 1156 (%) | P-value | BCa 95% Confidence Interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age category | 16–39 years | 484 (44%) | 19 (44%) | 503 (44%) | 0.93 | (0.00, 0.31) |
40–59 years | 287 (26%) | 10 (23%) | 297 (26%) | |||
60+ years | 342 (31%) | 14 (33%) | 356 (31%) | |||
Sex | Male | 778 (70%) | 30 (70%) | 808 (70%) | 0.99 | (0.00, 0.00) |
Female | 335 (30%) | 13 (30%) | 348 (30%) | |||
Level of education attaineda | At high school or not completed | 302 (34%) | 9 (26%) | 311 (34%) | 0.95 | (0.26, 2.65) |
Advanced diploma/certificate | 228 (26%) | 11 (32%) | 239 (26%) | |||
Completed high school | 150 (17%) | 7 (21%) | 157 (17%) | |||
University | 171 (19%) | 6 (18%) | 177 (19%) | |||
Unknown or other | 34 (4%) | 1 (3%) | 33 (4%) | |||
Metropolitan or regional area of residence | Metropolitan area | 647 (58%) | 30 (70%) | 677 (59%) | 0.45 | (0.37, 8.20) |
Regional area | 364 (33%) | 10 (23%) | 374 (32%) | |||
Interstate/overseas/no fixed abode/unknown | 102 (9%) | 3 (7%) | 105 (9%) | |||
Socioeconomic Status (IRSAD)b | 1 (most disadvantaged) | 154 (14%) | 5 (12%) | 159 (14%) | 0.93 | (0.15, 1.16) |
2 | 199 (18%) | 7 (16%) | 206 (18%) | |||
3 | 222 (20%) | 9 (21%) | 231 (20%) | |||
4 | 244 (22%) | 12 (28%) | 256 (23%) | |||
5 (least disadvantaged) | 265 (24%) | 10 (23%) | 275 (24%) | |||
Charlson Comorbidity Index weight (CCI) | 0 | 727 (65%) | 25 (58%) | 752 (65%) | 0.60 | (0.00, 5.46) |
1 | 248 (22%) | 11 (26%) | 259 (22%) | |||
>1 | 138 (12%) | 7 (16%) | 145 (13%) | |||
Cause of injury | Road trauma | 485 (44%) | 10 (23%) | 495 (43%) | 0.006 | (2.28, 26.26) |
High falls | 273 (25%) | 15 (35%) | 288 (25%) | |||
Low falls | 189 (17%) | 14 (33%) | 203 (18%) | |||
Other | 166 (15%) | 4 (9%) | 170 (15%) | |||
Injury Severity Score > 12c | No | 261 (26%) | 16 (38%) | 277 (26%) | 0.07 | (0.02, 16.84) |
Yes | 761 (74%) | 26 (62%) | 787 (74%) | |||
Spinal surgery during hospital stay | No | 634 (57%) | 14 (33%) | 648 (56%) | 0.002 | (1.24, 23.34) |
Yes | 479 (43%) | 29 (67%) | 508 (44%) | |||
Length of hospital stay in quartiles | Q1 0 to 5.9 days | 293 (26%) | 11 (26%) | 304 (26%) | 0.38 | (0.07, 8.50) |
Q2 6 to 9.9 days | 245 (22%) | 9 (21%) | 254 (22%) | |||
Q3 10 to 18.9 days | 305 (27%) | 8 (19%) | 313 (27%) | |||
Q4 19 to 292 days | 270 (24%) | 15 (35%) | 285 (25%) | |||
Intensive care unit stayd | No ICU stay | 815 (73%) | 36 (84%) | 851 (74%) | 0.13 | (0.00, 8.27) |
ICU stay | 297 (27%) | 7 (16%) | 304 (26%) | |||
Discharge destination | Rehabilitation | 563 (51%) | 20 (47%) | 583 (51%) | 0.03 | (3.12, 39.06) |
Home | 423 (38%) | 15 (35%) | 438 (38%) | |||
Nursing home | 10 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 10 (1%) | |||
Hospital for Convalescence/other | 70 (6%) | 8 (18%) | 78 (7%) | |||
In hospital death | 47 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 47 (4%) |
