Table 3.
Univariate analyses of candidate variables by Trajectory Group after multiple imputation.
| Variable | Low CIC responsibility Trajectory Group, n |
High increasing CIC responsibility Trajectory Group, n |
X2 + | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 15 | 74 | |||
| Sex | 0.18 | 0.892 | |||
| Male | 6 | 31 | |||
| Female | 9 | 43 | |||
| Type of spina bifida | 0.584 | 0.319 | |||
| Myelomeningocele | 15 | 68 | |||
| Non-myelomeningocele | 0 | 6 | |||
| Lesion level | 11.983 | 0.003 | |||
| Thoracic | 8 | 10 | |||
| Lumbar | 6 | 40 | |||
| Sacral | 1 | 24 | |||
| Presence of ventricular shunt | 13 | 60 | 1.000 | 0.464 | |
| Number of shunt revisions | |||||
| >=5 | 5 | 12 | 3.090 | 0.378 | |
| 1-4 | 4 | 33 | |||
| 0 | 6 | 29 | |||
| Low CIC responsibility Trajectory Group, n=15, Mean (SE) |
High increasing CIC responsibility Trajectory Group n=74, Mean (SE) |
Mean Difference (95% CI) |
T-score | P | |
| Intelligence quotient (WASI IQ) | 77.68 (5.10) | 89.74 (2.11) | 12.06 (1.67, 22.45) | 2.276 | 0.023 |
| Gross motor functioning, Mother’s report* | 1.47 (0.17) | 2.22 (0.13) | 0.75 (0.34, 1.16) | 3.601 | 0.000 |
| Adaptive Behavior Assessment-Second Edition (ABAS II),Total Subscale score, parent report* | 272.47 (14.70) | 320.94 (6.55) | 48.47 (16.94, 80.01) | 3.032 | 0.002 |
| Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised (SIB-R) Fine motor, parent report* | 37.50 (3.44) | 44.18 (1.06) | 6.68 (1.19, 12.17) | 2.383 | 0.017 |
| Scales of Independent Behavior-Revised (SIB-R) Time and punctuality subscale, parent report* | 39.77 (2.75) | 42.45 (1.22) | 2.69 (3.16, 8.53) | 0.901 | 0.368 |
| Medical skill mastery: Catheterization, The Spina Bifida Independence Survey (SBIS), parent report* | 76.00 (6.07) | 89.4 (1.68) | 13.41 (1.05, 25.76) | 2.127 | 0.033 |
| Medical adherence: Catheterization, The Spina Bifida Self-Management Profile (SBSMP), parent report* | 4.77 (0.09) | 4.35 (0.07) | −0.42 (−0.64, −0.20) | −3.744 | 0.000 |
*
higher scores indicate higher function, independence, or adherence
+
chi-square or Exact Fisher’s test or LR as appropriate