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. 2017 Apr 17;42(1):2–19. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2017.1313931

Table 6. Odds ratio (OR) for incidence of one or more MSPrIs in year 1 and in years 1 and 2 combined by baseline risk factors – using logistic regression.

  Year 1 Years 1 and 2 combined
  Unadjusted   Adjusted Unadjusted Adjusted
Variable OR (95% CI) P value P value* OR (95% CI) P value P value*  
Participant Characteristics            
 Female 0.733 (0.320–1.677) 0.46 0.365 (0.136–0.975) 0.04
 Race/ethnicity            
  Caucasian Ref     Ref    
  African American 0.671 (0.284–1.586) 0.36 0.28 1.017 (0.352–2.940) 0.97 0.46
  Hispanic 0.533 (0.234–1.213) 0.13 0.14 0.551 (0.201–1.511) 0.25 0.13
  Other 0.408 (0.117–1.422) 0.16 0.14 0.514 (0.112–2.359) 0.39 0.23
 Paralysis Level            
  Paraplegia Ref     Ref    
  Tetraplegia 1.399 (0.749–2.614) 0.29 0.85 1.047 (0.508–2.161) 0.90 0.52
 Complete SCI 1.224 (0.667–2.248) 0.51 0.66 1.208 (0.602–2.422) 0.59 0.67
 Risk Level II 6.075 (3.361–10.980) <0.001 4.239 (2.160–8.321) <0.001
 Education            
  < HS, GED Ref     Ref    
  High School 1.310 (0.672–2.555) 0.43 0.25 1.019 (0.466–2.225) 0.96 0.37
  Some College 1.008 (0.500–2.030) 0.98 0.80 1.048 (0.466–2.353) 0.91 0.59
  College Graduate 0.737 (0.261–2.084) 0.57 0.84 0.611 (0.186–2.005) 0.42 0.91
 Household Income            
  $0–999/month Ref     Ref    
  $1000–1999/month 0.667 (0.315–1.413) 0.29 0.35 0.40 (0.171–0.935) 0.03 0.04
  ≥ $2000/month 1.433 (0.739–2.777) 0.29 0.25 0.75 (0.339–1.660) 0.48 0.65
 Diabetes 2.391 (1.186–4.821) 0.01 2.056 (0.830–5.089) 0.12
 ≥ 7 Other comorbidities 2.045 (1.167–3.582) 0.01 2.122 (1.097–4.106) 0.03
 Age (per year) 0.99 (0.97–1.01) 0.35 0.09 0.99 (0.96–1.01) 0.40 0.40
 BMI (per 5 kg/m2) 0.95 (0.76–1.20) 0.69 0.17 0.96 (0.74–1.23) 0.73 0.51
 Duration of SCI (per yr.) 0.99 (0.96–1.01) 0.24 0.17 0.99 (0.96–1.02) 0.49 0.97
Baseline Mediators**            
 Interpersonal support 0.92 (0.70–1.20) 0.52 0.94 0.78 (0.56–1.07) 0.12 0.35
 Self-efficacy 1.04 (0.74–1.45) 0.84 0.89 1.20 (0.86–1.67) 0.28 0.18
  General 1.03 (0.74–1.44) 0.85 0.88 1.18 (0.85–1.64) 0.33 0.22
  Pressure injury 1.05 (0.76–1.47) 0.76 0.90 1.19 (0.86–1.64) 0.29 0.24
 Preventive behaviors 1.57 (1.08–2.27) 0.02 0.09 1.52 (1.07–2.15) 0.02 0.06
Baseline Covariates**            
 SF-36            
  Physical function 0.80 (0.57–1.11) 0.18 0.40 0.88 (0.64–1.21) 0.45 0.60
  Role limitations - physical 0.76 (0.54–1.06) 0.11 0.16 0.95 (0.69–1.31) 0.76 0.81
  Role limitations - emotional 0.94 (0.68–1.29) 0.69 0.62 1.11 (0.81–1.52) 0.52 0.63
  Energy/fatigue 1.00 (0.72–1.38) 0.99 0.67 1.11 (0.81–1.52) 0.52 0.76
  Emotional well-being 0.98 (0.71–1.35) 0.91 0.62 1.24 (0.90–1.71) 0.19 0.26
  Social functioning 0.89 (0.65–1.23) 0.48 0.63 1.10 (0.80–1.51) 0.57 0.56
  Pain 0.78 (0.56–1.07) 0.13 0.05 0.76 (0.55–1.04) 0.09 0.04
  General health 0.99 (0.72–1.37) 0.97 0.60 1.05 (0.76–1.44) 0.77 0.45
 Life satisfaction 0.80 (0.58–1.11) 0.19 0.61 0.80 (0.59–1.10) 0.17 0.56
 PrI knowledge 1.13 (0.82–1.57) 0.45 0.30 0.87 (0.63–1.19) 0.37 0.30
 Depression 1.04 (0.79–1.37) 0.77 0.83 0.93 (0.68–1.26) 0.63 0.72

*Adjusted for sex, risk group, diabetes, and other comorbidities.

**Odds ratios and confidence intervals are per one standard deviation in baseline values for the specified variable.