Table 3 Linear regression analysis of leg length discrepancy in patients with mild slip.

From: Leg length discrepancy after in situ fixation with screw for slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Factor

Univariable

Coefficienta

p-value

Age at surgery

− 0.486 (− 1.259 to 0.287)

0.206

Sex

Male vs. female

3.077 (0.007 to 6.146)

0.060

BMI

− 0.099 (− 0.451 to 0.254)

0.567

Symptom duration

Acute vs. chronic

0.871 (− 1.993 to 3.734)

0.535

Stability of slip

Stable vs. unstable

− 4.084 (− 10.080 to 1.921)

0.172

Slip angle

− 0.120 (− 0.363 to 0.123)

0.317

  1. CI confidence interval.
  2. aThe values are given as coefficients, with the 95% CI in parentheses.