Predictors of operative treatment.
| Variable | Univariable Logistic Regression | Multivariable Logistic Regressiona | ||
| OR (95% CI) | P | OR (95% CI) | P | |
| Age, continuous, y | 0.98 (0.96, 1.00) | 0.106 | - | - |
| Age | ||||
| Young, <30 y (n = 91) | Reference | 0.110 | - | - |
| Old, ≥30 y (n = 166) | 0.64 (0.36, 1.09) | - | - | - |
| Sex | ||||
| Female (n = 42) | Reference | 0.339 | - | - |
| Male (n = 215) | 0.70 (0.33, 1.42) | - | - | - |
| Injury level | ||||
| Upper thoracic (n = 33) | Reference | - | ||
| Lower thoracic (n = 122) | 1.22 (0.53, 2.69) | 0.634 | - | - |
| Lumbar (n = 102) | 0.92 (0.40, 2.06) | 0.847 | - | - |
| Insurance | ||||
| Private (n = 32) | Reference | 0.633 | ... | |
| Public (n = 225) | 0.82 (0.35, 1.78) | - | ... | |
| Neurologic Examination | ||||
| Complete: ASIA A (ref) vs B–E; (n = 117) | 0.76 (0.45, 1.27) | 0.297 | ... | ... |
| Incomplete: ASIA B–D (ref) vs A/E; (n = 81) | 0.45 (0.25, 0.81) | 0.009 | ... | ... |
| Intact: ASIA A–D (ref) vs E; (n = 59) | 0.29 (0.16, 0.53) | <0.001 | 0.27 (0.13, 0.54) | <0.001 |
| Time from injury to admission, continuous, d | 0.97 (0.94, 0.99) | 0.048 | 0.95 (0.92, 0.99) | 0.007 |
Abbreviation: ASIA, American Spinal Injury Association.
↵a Multivariable logistic regression analysis controlled for age, sex, and mechanism of injury.