Table 5.
Significant Variables Influencing Survival.
| Univariate Model | Multivariate Model | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Unadjusted Hazard Ratio | 95% CI | P | Variables | Adjusted Hazard Ratio | 95% CI | P |
| Age | 1.07 | 1.06-1.08 | <.0001 | Age | 1.08 | 1.06-1.09 | <.0001 |
| Male | 1.06 | 0.81-1.38 | .668 | Male | 1.60 | 1.22-2.10 | .0007 |
| SCI | 0.86 | 0.64-1.16 | .327 | SCI | 1.45 | 1.06-1.97 | .02 |
| Race: white | 2.07 | 1.32-3.25 | .0015 | ||||
| Insurance: commercial | 1.32 | 0.51-3.39 | .568 | ||||
| Insurance: Medicare | 6.99 | 2.87-17.0 | <.0001 | ||||
| MOI: fall | 17.49 | 2.45-124.8 | .0043 | ||||
| MOI: MVA | 5.34 | 0.725-39.4 | .1001 | ||||
| ISS severe (>15) | 0.90 | 0.608-1.33 | .60 | ||||
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; MOI, mechanism of injury; MVA, motor vehicle accident; ISS, injury severity scores; SCI, spinal cord injury.