TABLE 7
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 7. Multivariate analysis of mortality after resection of spinal cord tumors
| Variable | Odds of death (OR) | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| 0–17 | 0.7 | 0.1–6.2 |
| 18–44a | — | — |
| 45–64 | 1.5 | 0.4–5.8 |
| >65 | 2.0 | 0.5–8.2 |
| Gender | ||
| Femalea | — | — |
| Male | 0.4 | 0.2–1.0 |
| Comorbidities | ||
| 0a | — | — |
| 1 | 0.6 | 0.2–2.3 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 0.6–7.5 |
| 3 or greater | 2.0 | 0.5–8.0 |
| Complications | ||
| 0a | — | — |
| 1 | 6.2b | 1.9–19.5 |
| 2 | 32.9b | 8.5–128.1 |
| 3 or greater | 56.9b | 10.4–310.3 |
a Reference group for comparison.
b Statistically significant value.