Comparison of socioeconomic factors on outcomes in spinal epidural abscess.
| Socioeconomic Factor | Conservative (N = 108) | Surgery (N = 42) | P Value | OR | 95% CI |
| Salary | |||||
| Mean | $64,746 | $62,615 | |||
| SD | $19,073 | $16,653 | 0.50 | ||
| Insurance, n | |||||
| Insured | 105 | 36 | |||
| Uninsured | 3 | 6 | 0.008 | 5.83 | 1.39–24.54 |
| Payer status, n | |||||
| Medicaid | 3 | 4 | |||
| Medicare | 47 | 13 | |||
| Private | 49 | 18 | 0.91 | ||
| PCP, n | |||||
| Has PCP | 103 | 38 | |||
| No PCP | 5 | 4 | 0.27 | 2.17 | 0.55–8.50 |
| Employment, n | |||||
| Unemployed | 18 | 11 | |||
| Employed | 54 | 16 | 0.13 | 2.06 | 0.80–5.25 |
| Prison status, n | |||||
| Not incarcerated | 101 | 39 | |||
| Incarceration | 7 | 3 | 0.88 | 1.11 | 0.27–4.51 |
Abbreviation: PCP, primary care provider.