TABLE 5
FROM:
Complications and outcomes after spinal cord tumor resection in the United States from 1993 to 2002
C G Patil, T S Patil, S P Lad and M Boakye
BACK TO ARTICLETable 5. Multivariate analysis showing the effect of patient and hospital characteristics on complications after surgery for spinal cord tumors
| Variable | Odds of a complication (OR) | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| 0–17 | 1.0 | 0.7–1.5 |
| 18–44a | — | — |
| 45–64 | 1.0 | 0.8–1.3 |
| 65–84 | 1.4 | 0.99–1.8 |
| Race | ||
| White | — | — |
| Black | 1.9b | 1.3–2.7 |
| Other | 0.8 | 0.5–1.2 |
| Comorbidities | ||
| 0a | — | — |
| 1 | 1.4b | 1.05–1.8 |
| 2 | 1.4b | 1.01–2.0 |
| 3 or greater | 1.6b | 1.04–2.3 |
| Hospital size | ||
| Small | — | — |
| Medium | 1.5 | 0.9–2.3 |
| Large | 1.6b | 1.05–2.3 |
| Hospital volume | ||
| Very lowa | — | — |
| Low | 0.9 | 0.7–1.3 |
| Medium | 0.6b | 0.5–0.9 |
| High | 1.3 | 0.9–1.8 |
| Very high | 1.0 | 0.7–1.6 |
a Reference group for comparison.
b Statistically significant value.