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. 2025 Apr 17;22:100611. doi: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2025.100611

Table 3.

Bivariable analysis of social, demographic characteristics, and clinical variables associations with the adverse outcomes of complication, 30-day readmission, and 30-day mortality.

Complication 30-day readmission 30-day mortality
OR (95% CI), p value* OR (95% CI), p value OR (95% CI), p value
Social factors
ADI >85% (ref: ≤85%) 0.79 (0.54–1.15), .22 1.03 (0.78–1.36), .82 1.70 (0.69–4.15), .25
Residence (ref: Urban)
 Rural/Highly rural 0.85 (0.67–1.08), .19 0.91 (0.75–1.09), .31 0.99 (0.48–2.05), .99
Demographic characteristics
Age (Ref: ≥85 years)
 65–74 2.00 (0.49–8.20), .34 1.10 (0.47–2.57), .82 NA
 75–84 2.65 (0.64–11.08), .18 1.39 (0.58–3.29), .46 NA
Race (Ref: White non-Hispanic)
 Black non-Hispanic 1.30 (0.97–1.74), .08 0.95 (0.73–1.24), .71 1.29 (0.53–3.17), .57
 Others non-White, non-Black 0.73 (0.44–1.23), .23 0.85 (0.59–1.24), .41 0.46 (0.06–3.41), .45
Clinical Factors
Frailty (RAI-A score) 1.06 (1.03–1.08), <.001 1.05 (1.03 –1.07), <.001 1.05 (0.99–1.13), .12
Co-morbidity (Gagne score) 1.10 (1.06–1.15), <.001 1.08 (1.04 –1.12), <.001 1.15 (1.03–1.30), .02
Tobacco use (ref: None) 0.94 (0.71–1.26), .70 0.88 (0.70–1.11), .29 1.40 (0.62–3.14),.46
BMI (Ref: normal weight)
 Underweight 0.58 (0.08–4.37), .60 0.33 (0.05–2.49), .28 5.44 (0.63–46.75), .12
 Overweight 0.84 (0.60–1.18), .31 0.80 (0.62–1.05), .11 0.88 (0.33–2.35), .80
 Class 1 Obesity 1.05 (0.75–1.49), .77 0.92 (0.70–1.21), .56 0.48 (0.15–1.58), .23
 Class 2 Obesity 1.13 (0.74–1.72), .57 1.13 (0.82–1.58), .44 1.42 (0.45–4.42), .55
 Class 3 Obesity 1.87 (1.09–3.22), .02 1.30 (0.80–2.10), .29 0.79 (0.09–6.56), .82
OSS (Ref:1 or 2) 1.34 (1.04–1.73), .02 1.39 (1.14–1.70), .002 1.50 (0.67–3.37), .32
Care Fragmentation (Ref:100%) 1.08 (0.86–1.36), .51 1.19 (0.99–1.43), .07 1.24 (0.61–2.52), .55
PASC (Ref: 0) 2.26 (0.28 –18.45), .45 NA NA
CPT Codes (ref: Group 1)
 Group 2 1.42 (0.85–2.11), .09 1.16 (0.85–1.60), .35 0.58 (0.20–1.66, .31
 Group 3 0.88 (0.60–1.28), .49 0.75 (0.55–1.01), .06 0.40 (0.16–1.05), .06
 Group 4 0.95 (0.62–1.44), .80 1.11 (0.81–1.53), .50 0.47 (0.16–1.40), .17

ADI, area deprivation index; BMI classification: underweight (<18.5 kg/m2), normal weight 18.5–24.9 kg/m2), overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2), class 1 obesity (30.0–34.9 kg/m2,) class 2 obesity (35-39.9 kg/m2), class 3 obesity (≥ 40.0 kg/m2);CPT Group 1, anterior cervical/thoracic fusion; Bold = p<0.05; CPT Code Group 2, posterior cervical/thoracic fusion; CPT Group 3, lumbar decompression, CPT Group 4, lumbar fusion; NA, not able to analyze due to small variable number; OR, Odds Ratio

*Bold = p<.05