Table 2.
Crude and adjusted odds ratios for mortality.
| Patient Characteristic | Crude | Adjusted* | Adjusted** |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) | |||
| Gender (vs. Female) | |||
| Male | 1.20 (1.02–1.41) | 1.24 (1.05–1.46) | 1.25 (1.05–1.48) |
| Race (vs. Other) | |||
| White | 1.35 (1.05–1.70) | 1.32 (1.00–1.74) | 1.40 (1.07–1.83) |
| Black | 1.49 (1.13–1.96) | 1.45 (1.24–1.87) | 1.24 (0.92–1.67) |
| Etiology (vs. MVC/FL/Sp†) | |||
| Violence | 0.90 (0.75–1.09) | 1.11 (0.90–1.37) | 1.12 (0.89–1.40) |
| Other | 1.44 (1.18–1.75) | 1.20 (0.97–1.47) | 1.22 (0.98–1.51) |
| Age (vs. 18–34) | |||
| 35–39 | 1.77 (1.34–2.34) | 1.80 (1.36–2.39) | 1.78 (1.33–2.39) |
| 40–44 | 2.16 (1.66–2.80) | 2.27 (1.74–2.95) | 2.24 (1.71–2.95) |
| 45–49 | 2.83 (2.20–3.64) | 3.10 (2.40–4.00) | 3.13 (2.40–4.09) |
| 50–54 | 3.57 (2.75–4.63) | 4.18 (3.21–5.44) | 4.06 (3.08–5.36) |
| 55–59 | 4.13 (3.12–5.47) | 5.27 (3.96–7.01) | 5.33 (3.95–7.18) |
| 60–64 | 4.49 (3.28–6.14) | 5.82 (4.22–8.01) | 6.02 (4.32–8.39) |
| 65–69 | 7.44 (5.50–10.05) | 9.98 (7.33–13.60) | 10.51 (7.62–14.50) |
| 70–74 | 10.75 (7.78–14.67) | 15.14 (10.98–20.86) | 13.44 (9.50–19.02) |
| 75–79 | 15.11 (10.66–21.42) | 25.28 (17.57–36.37) | 25.45 (17.42–37.18) |
| 80+ | 19.14 (13.18–27.82) | 35.16 (23.70–52.14) | 32.85 (21.61–49.94) |
| SCI Level (vs. Non-cervical) | |||
| C1–C4 | 1.77 (1.50–2.09) | 2.52 (2.09–3.06) | 2.56 (2.09–3.12) |
| C5–C8 | 1.59 (1.38–1.82) | 2.05 (1.74–2.41) | 2.14 (1.81–2.54) |
| AIS/Frankel (vs. D/E) | |||
| A | 1.51 (1.29–1.78) | 1.81 (1.37–2.37) | 1.70 (1.28–2.26) |
| B | 1.35 (1.08–1.69) | 1.30 (0.94–1.80) | 1.27 (0.91–1.78) |
| C | 1.37 (1.10–1.72) | 1.08 (0.78–1.49) | 1.01 (0.72–1.41) |
| Income (vs. $75,000 +) | |||
| < $25,000 | 2.56 (1.98–3.29) | 2.31 (1.76–3.02) | 1.63 (1.39–1.91) |
| $25,000–$74,000 | 1.79 (1.38–2.34) | 1.61 (1.23–2.12) | 1.29 1.06–1.57) |
| Education (vs. < High School) | |||
| Bachelors + | 0.48 (0.39–0.59) | 0.56 (0.45–0.71) | 0.49 (0.39–0.62) |
| High School/Associates | 0.71 (0.61–0.83) | 0.81 (0.69–0.96) | 0.81 (0.68–0.97) |
| AIS D*SCI Level | |||
| C1–C4 + AIS D | 0.34 (0.22–0.52) | 0.32 (0.25–0.41) | |
| C5–C8 + AIS D | 0.61 (0.43–0.88) | 0.58 (0.40–0.84) | |
*
Hosmer-Lemeshow; χ2 = 9.78; DF = 8; p = 0.28; C-statistic=0.75; variables adjusted for all other variables in the table
†
MVC/Fl/Sp =motor vehicle crash/fall/sports
**
Results from the CHART Model