Table 3.
Difference in time to return to basic ADL based on participant characteristics (including significant variables in univariable analysis)
| Variables | Median (Q1, Q3)/Mean ± SD/r | p-value | Variables | Median (Q1, Q3)/Mean ± SD/r | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univariable | Multivariable | Univariable | Multivariable | ||||||
| Basic ADL domains | VPS/wound revision | Yes | 11.0 (4.0, 16.5) | 0.019 | 0.057 | ||||
| Walking | No | 2.0 (1.0, 4.0) | |||||||
| Age | − 0.188 | 0.018 | 0.562 | General self-care | |||||
| Location II | Supratentorial | 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) | 0.001 | 0.932 | Location I | Right | 7.0 (2.0, 16.0) | 0.033 | 0.025* |
| Infratentorial | 3.0 (1.0, 5.0) | Left | 6.0 (3.0, 15.5) | ||||||
| Surgical complications | Yes | 4.5 (1.0, 6.0) | < 0.001 | 0.288 | Midline/bilateral | 2.5 (1.0, 3.5) | |||
| No | 1.0 (1.0, 3.0) | Location II | Supratentorial | 5.0 (2.0, 14.0) | 0.018 | 0.412 | |||
| VPS/wound revision | Yes | 11.5 (4.0, 17.0) | 0.009 | 0.056 | Infratentorial | 9.5 (5.0, 17.0) | |||
| No | 1.0 (1.0, 3.0) | Surgical complications | Yes | 13.0 (7.0, 20.0) | 0.002 | 0.005* | |||
| Washing hair with a wound | No | 5.0 (2.0, 13.0) | |||||||
| Preexisting craniotomy | Yes | 21.5 (17.5, 29.5) | 0.006 | 0.002* | Grooming | ||||
| No | 18.0 (16.0, 21.0) | Sex | Male | 5.0 (3.0, 10.0) | < 0.001 | 0.031* | |||
| VPS/wound revision | Yes | 31.0 (25.0, 42.0) | 0.008 | 0.010* | Female | 11.0 (5.0, 18.5) | |||
| No | 18.0 (16.0, 22.0) | Occupation | Yes | 9.0 (5.0, 16.5) | 0.008 | 0.459 | |||
| Taking a shower | No | 5.0 (3.0, 10.0) | |||||||
| Sex | Male | 11.0 (7.0, 17.5) | 0.003 | 0.111 | Tumor type II | Benign | 9.5 (4.0, 18.0) | 0.033 | 0.851 |
| Female | 8.0 (5.0, 13.5) | Malignant | 5.0 (3.0, 11.0) | ||||||
| Location II | Supratentorial | 8.0 (5.0, 15.0) | 0.002 | 0.004* | Location II | Supratentorial | 7.0 (3.5, 14.0) | 0.030 | 0.705 |
| Infratentorial | 12.0 (8.0, 21.0) | Infratentorial | 11.0 (5.0, 18.0) | ||||||
| Adjuvant treatment | Yes | 10.5 (7.0, 21.0) | 0.029 | 0.021* | Surgical complications | Yes | 14.0 (7.0, 19.0) | 0.005 | 0.024* |
| No | 8.0 (5.0, 14.0) | No | 6.5 (4.0, 14.0) | ||||||
| Dressing | Transferring (bed/chair/wheelchair/toilet/tub/shower/car) | ||||||||
| Age | − 0.208 | 0.009 | 0.450 | Location II | Supratentorial | 2.0 (1.0, 5.0) | 0.007 | 0.664 | |
| Location II | Supratentorial | 2.0 (1.0, 5.0) | 0.002 | 0.525 | Infratentorial | 5.0 (3.0, 6.0) | |||
| Infratentorial | 4.5 (2.0, 7.0) | Surgical complications | Yes | 6.0 (3.0, 10.0) | 0.001 | 0.125 | |||
| Surgical complications | Yes | 5.0 (3.0, 7.0) | 0.001 | 0.157 | No | 2.0 (1.0, 5.0) | |||
| No | 2.0 (1.0, 4.5) | Passive mobility (sitting/standing/bending etc.) | |||||||
| VPS/wound revision | Yes | 11.5 (4.0, 42.5) | 0.043 | 0.001* | Age | 0.196 | 0.014 | 0.483 | |
| No | 2.0 (1.0, 5.0) | Location II | Supratentorial | 2.0 (1.0, 5.0) | 0.001 | 0.560 | |||
| Having a meal | Infratentorial | 5.5 (3.0, 10.0) | |||||||
| Age | − 0.338 | < 0.001 | 0.470 | Surgical complications | Yes | 6.5 (3.0, 11.0) | < 0.001 | 0.003* | |
| Occupation | Yes | 2.0 (1.0, 4.0) | 0.015 | 0.667 | No | 2.0 (1.0, 5.0) | |||
| No | 1.0 (1.0, 2.0) | Bladder management | |||||||
| Location II | Supratentorial | 1.0 (1.0, 3.0) | < 0.001 | 0.177 | Age | − 0.237 | 0.003 | 0.133 | |
| Infratentorial | 3.0 (2.0, 6.0) | Location II | Supratentorial | 2.0 (1.0, 2.0) | < 0.001 | 0.181 | |||
| Surgical complications | Yes | 3.5 (2.0, 6.0) | < 0.001 | 0.019* | Infratentorial | 4.0 (1.0, 6.0) | |||
| No | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | Surgical complications | Yes | 4.0 (1.0, 6.0) | 0.001 | 0.058 | |||
| VPS/wound revision | Yes | 11.5 (4.0, 19.5) | 0.010 | 0.016* | No | 2.0 (1.0, 2.5) | |||
| No | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | VPS/wound revision | Yes | 11.0 (4.0, 16.5) | 0.008 | < 0.001* | |||
| Climbing the stairs | No | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | |||||||
| Location II | Supratentorial | 10.0 (7.0, 19.0) | 0.049 | 0.914 | Bowel management | ||||
| Infratentorial | 14.0 (9.0, 24.0) | Location II | Supratentorial | 4.0 (3.0, 6.0) | 0.010 | 0.265 | |||
| Surgical complications | Yes | 16.0 (10.0, 29.0) | 0.008 | 0.087 | Infratentorial | 5.0 (4.0, 6.0) | |||
| No | 10.0 (7.0, 18.5) | VPS/wound revision | Yes | 10.5 (5.5, 16.0) | 0.017 | 0.004* | |||
| Toilet use | No | 4.0 (3.0, 6.0) | |||||||
| Age | − 0.233 | 0.003 | 0.748 | Undertaking a single simple task | |||||
| Location II | Supratentorial | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | < 0.001 | 0.897 | Location II | Supratentorial | 5.0 (2.0, 9.0) | 0.010 | 0.844 |
| Infratentorial | 4.0 (2.0, 6.0) | Infratentorial | 8.5 (5.0, 13.0) | ||||||
| Surgical complications | Yes | 4.5 (2.0, 6.0) | < 0.001 | 0.354 | Surgical complications | Yes | 8.5 (5.0, 17.0) | 0.030 | 0.745 |
| No | 2.0 (1.0, 3.0) | No | 5.0 (2.0, 9.0) | ||||||
ADL activities of daily living, VPS ventriculoperitoneal shunt; *p < 0.05