| Analysis Type | SPSS Procedure |
| Tests of normality | Explore procedure (Shapiro–Wilk test, Q–Q plots, histograms). |
| Categorical comparisons | Crosstabs → Chi-square test (Pearson), with Fisher’s exact test when expected cell counts were <5 |
| Continuous comparisons | One-way ANOVA (for normally distributed variables); Kruskal–Wallis H test (for non-parametric distributions) |
| Trend analysis | Chi-square test for trend (Cochran–Armitage); Spearman’s rank correlation (Spearman’s rho) |
| Multivariable logistic regression | Binary logistic regression (enter method); odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) reported |
| Cox regression | Survival analysis (Cox regression); hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI); proportional hazards assumption assessed using Schoenfeld residual |
| ROC | ROC curve analysis; area under the curve (AUC) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). |
| Multicollinearity | Linear regression; collinearity diagnostics (VIF); VIF < 5 for all included predictors |