Table 4 Comparisons of neurological improvement and ADL at 1 year post-injury.

From: Impact of malnutrition on mortality and neurological recovery of older patients with spinal cord injury

 

Patients with major nutrition-related risk

Matched control

p value

AIS grade A, B, or C on admission

0.039#

 Improved ≥ 1 grade

10 (34.5)

32 (57.1)

 

 Not improved or dead

19 (65.5)

24 (42.9)

AIS grade D on admission

0.393#

 Improved ≥ 1 grade

2 (11.1)

7 (18.4)

 

 Not improved or dead

16 (88.9)

31 (81.6)

ADL at 1-year post-injury

0.016#

 Independent

6 (15.0)

32 (39.0)

 < 0.05‡

 Walk with assistance

16 (40.0)

29 (35.4)

 

 Wheelchair/bedridden

18 (45.0)

21 (25.6)

 < 0.05‡

  1. ADL activities of daily living, AIS American spinal injury association impairment scale.
  2. #Chi-square test (one-sided), ‡residual analysis.
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