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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 27.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Jan 25;98(9):1812–1820.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.12.015

Table 4:

Independent associations between patient characteristics and CHART outcomes1, 2,3

Factors Physical
Independence
OR (95% CI)		 Cognitive
Independence
OR (95% CI)		 Mobility
OR (95% CI)		 Occupation
OR (95% CI)		 Social Integration
OR (95% CI)
Demographic
   Race (AA) 0.51** (0.31, 0.84) 0.79 (0.49, 1.28) 0.74 (0.40, 1.35) 1.00 (0.54, 1.85) 0.81 (0.49, 1.35)
   Gender (Female) NS NE NS NS NS
   Age 0.98* (0.96, 1.00) NE 0.95*** (0.93, 0.97) 0.96*** (0.93, 0.98) 0.96*** (0.94, 0.98)
   Ethnicity (Hispanic) NE NE NE NE NE
   Married (Yes) 0.51** (0.31, 0.85) NE 2.76** (1.51, 5.06) NE 5.46*** (3.09, 9.63)
   Educational level (≥ Some College) NE NE NS 2.13* (1.10, 4.12) NS
   Employment Status (Employed) NS NE NS 3.70*** (1.77, 7.73) NS
   Family Income (≥$25,000) NE NE NS NS 1.71* (1.02, 2.87)
   Insurance (Any Private?) NE NE NS NS NS
   Wheelchair from SCI Site (yes) NE NS NE NE NE
Medical
   Co-Morbid Conditions ( >1) 0.60* (0.37, 0.98) 0.62* (0.39, 0.98) NS NS NE
   Years since injury NE 1.02** (1.01, 1.04) NE NE NE
   Injury Level
   Tetraplegia vs. Paraplegia 0.26*** (0.16, 0.42) NE 0.35** (0.19, 0.65) 0.33*** (0.18, 0.61) NE
Cultural
   Experience of Discrimination (ever) NE NE NE NE NE
   Perceived Racism NE NE NE NE NE
   Healthcare System Distrust NE NE NE NE NE
   Communication with provider (>4) NS NE NS NS NE
   Health Literacy (>10) NE NE NE NS NE
Psychosocial
   Self-esteem MC 2.27*** (1.40, 3.69) MC MC 3.34*** (1.66, 6.72)
   Mastery 2.58*** (1.57, 4.26) MC 1.84*** (2.68, 8.76) NS MC
   Anxiety NE NS MC NE NE
   Depression NE MC NS NE NE
Interaction
   Race (AA) x Self-esteem NE NE NE NE 0.22** (0.07, 0.70)

Note:

1

The OR denotes the odds of less disability; significant at *p≤.05; **p≤.01; ***p≤.001; all variables were checked for intercorrelation before being included in the final model.

2

The data presented in each column corresponding to a particular outcome lists only the variables that were included in the model for a particular outcome.

3

NE = not included because of non-significant bivariate correlations; MC = removed from final model because of multicollinearity; NS = removed from final model because the variable was not significantly related to the outcome.