Table 4.
Multivariable linear regression model including clinical variables, for patients alone. Significant values are in bold.
| Frontal WM | Parietal WM | Occipital WM | Temporal WM | WM | WB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 1137.1 (49.3) | 1266.5 (52.7) | 905.7 (63.8) | 1131.9 (63.5) | 1113.1 (38.9) | 1008.7 (38.6) |
| <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | |
| Age | −4.2 (2.4) | −9.5 (2.2) | −3.7 (2.9) | −7.6 (2.5) | −2.8 (1.8) | −3.7 (1.8) |
| 0.0882 | 0.0002 | 0.2094 | 0.004 | 0.12 | 0.046 | |
| Female vs. male | −75.6 (34.2) | −49.2 (31.6) | −42.4 (41.2) | −58.6 (34.9) | −76.6 (25.5) | −73.2 (25.3) |
| 0.0342 | 0.1294 | 0.3115 | 0.1031 | 0.01 | 0.01 | |
| VVR | 1.5 (4.5) | −8.4 (4.2) | −18.9 (5.4) | −8.0 (4.6) | −11.5 (3.4) | −5.3 (3.3) |
| 0.7336 | 0.0506 | 0.0014 | 0.0904 | 0.002 | 0.12 | |
| Age at shunt a | −56.6 (32.8) | −27.1 (30.4) | −44.8 (39.5) | −34.2 (33.5) | −7.3 (24.5) | −21.3 (24.3) |
| 0.0945 | 0.3793 | 0.2658 | 0.3156 | 0.77 | 0.39 | |
| Shunt revisions b | 1.6 (32.5) | −47.2 (30.1) | −26.7 (39.2) | −39.6 (33.2) | –22.9 (24.3) | −19.6 (24.1) |
| 0.9609 | 0.1267 | 0.4999 | 0.2414 | 0.35 | 0.42 |
Values listed in the table are beta coefficient (standard error), p value.
a
Age of first shunt was dichotomized at the median age for the patient group (120 days).
b
Number of revisions was dichotomized at the median number (2 revisions).