Table 2.

A Multiple Linear Regression for Modeling LEMS at Discharge (n = 105)

Outcome: LEMS at discharge from care
Variable	Estimate	Standard error	95% confidence interval		p value
Intercept	11.42	5.38	0.77	22.11	0.0359
Age at injury	0.12	0.06	0.01	0.23	0.0363
Neurological injury severity at acute admission
AIS A/B	–3.45	2.32	–8.05	1.14	0.1393
AIS C/D	Baseline	—	—	—	—
Neurological level of injury at acute admission
L1	1.10	3.54	–5.91	8.12	0.7555
L2	–1.23	2.78	–6.74	4.28	0.6585
L3–S3	Baseline	—	—	—	—
LEMS at acute admission	0.66	0.09	0.47	0.85	<0.0001
Time from injury to surgery	0.00	0.00	–0.00	0.00	0.8245

p value in bold indicates statistical significance.

LEMS, lower-extremity motor score; AIS, American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale; L, lumbar; S, sacral.