Table 8.
Significant predictors of spinal cord injury (SCI), surgery, any complication, and mortality.a
|
Predictor |
B Coefficient |
Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
P
Value |
| SCI with fracture | |||
| Sports injury | 0.971 | 2.642 (2.037–3.425) | <.001b |
| MVA | −0.214 | 0.808 (0.716–0.911) | .001b |
| Motorcycle accident | −0.420 | 0.657 (0.457–0.945) | .023b |
| Pedestrian | −0.228 | 0.796 (0.695–0.912) | .001b |
| Sex | −0.512 | 0.599 (0.520–0.690) | <.001b |
| CCI | 0.622 | 1.863 (1.745–1.990) | <.001b |
| Black | 0.370 | 1.448 (1.222–1.716) | <.001b |
| Fracture to the base of skull | −1.352 | 0.259 (0.194–0.346) | <.001b |
| Fracture of rib/sternum/larynx/trachea | −0.692 | 0.500 (0.403–0.622) | <.001b |
| Pelvic fracture | −0.587 | 0.556 (0.410–0.754) | <.001b |
| Any surgical procedure | |||
| Child | −0.578 | 0.561 (0.440–0.715) | <.001b |
| Fall | 0.348 | 1.417 (1.216–1.651) | <.001b |
| Sports injury | 0.815 | 2.259 (1.776–2.872) | <.001b |
| Motorcycle accident | −0.455 | 0.634 (0.483–0.834) | .001b |
| Pedestrian | −0.185 | 0.831 (0.752–0.917) | <.001b |
| CCI | 0.110 | 1.116 (1.049–1.187) | .001b |
| LOS | 0.024 | 1.024 (1.020–1.028) | <.001b |
| Black | −0.223 | 0.800 (0.689–0.929) | .004b |
| Hispanic | −0.263 | 0.768 (0.666–0.886) | <.001b |
| SCI | 1.518 | 4.565 (3.976–5.242) | <.001b |
| Fracture to the base of skull | −0.987 | 0.373 (0.241–0.576) | <.001b |
| Fracture of rib/sternum/larynx/trachea | −0.615 | 0.540 (0.384–0.761) | <.001b |
| Pelvic fracture | −0.511 | 0.600 (0.373–0.966) | <.001b |
| Any complication | |||
| CCI | 1.562 | 4.796 (4.347–5.231) | <.001b |
| LOS | 0.053 | 1.054 (1.048–1.060) | <.001b |
| Black | −0.220 | 0.031 (0.803–0.657) | .031b |
| SCI | 1.195 | 3.305 (2.762–3.953) | <.001b |
| Fracture to the base of skull | 0.712 | 2.039 (1.694–2.454) | <.001b |
| Fracture of rib/sternum/larynx/trachea | 0.244 | 1.276 (1.072–1.520) | .006b |
| Pelvic fracture | 0.539 | 1.714 (1.371–2.143) | <.001b |
| Mortality | |||
| Infant | 1.518 | 4.561 (2.685–7.749) | <.001b |
| Fall | −1.443 | 0.236 (0.119–0.470) | <.001b |
| Motorcycle | 0.648 | 1.912 (1.247–2.931) | .003b |
| Pedestrian | 0.236 | 1.266 (1.041–1.540) | .018b |
| CCI | 0.374 | 1.453 (1.261–1.675) | <.001b |
| LOS | −0.120 | 0.887 (0.865–0.910) | <.001b |
| Black | −0.408 | 0.665 (0.464–0.954) | .027b |
| SCI | 1.654 | 5.228 (3.924–6.966) | <.001b |
| Anterior fusion | −2.208 | 0.110 (0.054–0.226) | <.001b |
| Posterior fusion | −1.998 | 0.136 (0.018–0.999) | <.001b |
| Halo insertion | −1.228 | .293 (0.168–0.512) | <.001b |
| Fracture to the base of skull | 1.495 | 4.459 (3.433–5.792) | <.001b |
| Fracture of rib/sternum/larynx/trachea | 0.312 | 1.366 (1.025–1.821) | .033b |
| Pelvic fracture | 1.029 | 2.799 (1.966–3.985) | <.001b |
Abbreviations: CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; LOS, length of stay; MVA, motor vehicle accident.
a
Bolded cells indicate positive predictors.
b
Significance of P < .05.