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Published in final edited form as: J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2018 Dec 1;22(6):646–651. doi: 10.3171/2018.5.PEDS18161

Table 3.

Relationship between functional lesion level of myelomeningocele and treated hydrocephalus

Functional Lesion Level	Treated Hydrocephalus	Total	Percentage (%)	Odds Ratio (vs. Sacral Level)	95% Confidence Interval
Thoracic	789	856	92.2	7.64	5.75–10.14
High-lumbar	454	508	89.4	5.45	3.99–7.46
Mid-lumbar	1104	1325	83.3	3.24	2.66–3.95
Low-lumbar	676	877	77.1	2.18	1.77–2.68
Sacral	535	882	60.7	Ref	Ref
Total	3558	4448	80.0