Table 4.
Multinominal multivariable regression for predictors of ambulation categories as compared to nonambulatorsa,b
| Primary ambulator | Unplanned ambulator | Planned ambulator | |
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Age | 0.81 (0.63, 1.05) | 1.03 (0.76, 1.38) | 0.89 (0.79, 1.01) |
| Anal contraction (−) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Anal contraction (+) | 0.12 (0.01, 2.88) | 0.28 (0.01, 6.21) | 1.81 (0.15, 21.2) |
| Anal sensation (−) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Anal sensation (+) | 0.45 (0.03, 7.49) | 4.13 (0.14, 124) | 0.91 (0.24, 3.47) |
| S4-5 light touch (−) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| S45 light touch (+) | 4.77 (0.31, 72.5) | 8.24 (0.58, 117.4) | 0.18 (0.01, 4.77) |
| S4-5 pinprick (−) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| S4-5 pinprick (+) | 0.36 (0.01, 12.91) | 0.01 (<0.01, 0.83) | 9.28 (0.27, 315) |
| Lower extremity motor score | 1.41 (1.20, 1.65) | 1.42 (1.19, 1.69) | 1.03 (0.90, 1.18) |
| Upper extremity motor score | 1.07 (0.96, 1.20) | 1.11 (0.97, 1.27) | 1.07 (1.01, 1.14) |
Note: CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.
a
Significant predictors are in bold.
b
Multinomial model only included predictors that were statistically significant in the univariable model (Table 3).