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. 2023 Jun 16;64(7):448–454. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2023.0029

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.