Table 2. Factors Associated with an Unfavorable Pain Outcome (<30% Pain Reduction) at 6 Months after Percutaneous Epidural Adhesiolysis: Results from Logistic Regression Analyses.
| Variables | Crude OR | 95% CI | p value | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient characteristics | ||||||||
| Age, yr | 0.984 | 0.945–1.025 | 0.442 | |||||
| Female, sex | 1.502 | 0.742–3.041 | 0.259 | |||||
| BMI, kg/m2 | 0.999 | 0.891–1.120 | 0.989 | |||||
| Lumbar surgery history, yes | 0.828 | 0.335–2.046 | 0.682 | |||||
| Medical comorbidities, yes | ||||||||
| Cardiovascular disease | 1.556 | 0.611–3.963 | 0.354 | |||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 0.948 | 0.416–2.160 | 0.899 | |||||
| Pain-related data | ||||||||
| Pain duration | ||||||||
| <3 months | 1.000 | |||||||
| 3 months–1 year | 1.168 | 0.501–2.722 | 0.720 | 1.178 | 0.529–2.621 | 0.688 | ||
| 1–3 years | 1.196 | 0.457–3.130 | 0.716 | 1.098 | 0.445–2.712 | 0.839 | ||
| ≥3 years | 4.191 | 1.210–14.514 | 0.024 | 4.379 | 1.365–14.050 | 0.013 | ||
| Baseline pain score, NRS | 0.739 | 0.598–0.913 | 0.005 | 0.743 | 0.606–0.910 | 0.004 | ||
| Opioid usage, yes | 1.481 | 0.659–3.325 | 0.341 | |||||
| Lumbosacral radiculopathy, yes | 0.770 | 0.157–3.772 | 0.747 | |||||
| Neurogenic claudication, yes | 1.341 | 0.656–2.741 | 0.421 | |||||
| Pre-procedural MRI findings | ||||||||
| Herniated disc, yes | 0.595 | 0.172–2.055 | 0.411 | |||||
| Moderate-to-severe central stenosis, yes | 1.322 | 0.610–2.862 | 0.479 | |||||
| Moderate-to-severe foraminal stenosis, yes | 0.927 | 0.437–1.969 | 0.844 | |||||
| Compression fracture, yes | 2.814 | 0.795–9.963 | 0.109 | 2.676 | 0.853–8.394 | 0.091 | ||
| Spondylolisthesis, yes | 2.455 | 0.938–6.426 | 0.067 | 2.508 | 0.995–6.320 | 0.051 | ||
OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; BMI, body mass index; NRS, numeric rating scale.