Table 2.
Association between thoracoabdominal injuries and level of the spinal injury (n = 87).
| Level of spinal injury | Thoracic injury (n = 58) | Abdominal injury (n = 22) | Both (n = 7) | Total (n = 87) | P value† | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Cervical | 18 | 31.0 | 3 | 13.6 | 2 | 28.6 | 23 | 26.4 | 0.045∗ |
| Thoracic | 22 | 37.9 | 3 | 13.6 | 3 | 42.9 | 28 | 32.2 | |
| Lumbar | 8 | 13.8 | 5 | 22.7 | 1 | 14.3 | 14 | 16.1 | |
| Sacral | 3 | 5.2 | 6 | 27.3 | 1 | 14.3 | 10 | 11.5 | |
| Multiple levels | 7 | 12.1 | 5 | 22.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 13.8 | |
†Based on the likelihood-ratio chi-square statistic. ∗P < 0.05 is significant.