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Table 6 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors for severe complications of cervical spine surgery in patients with RA

From: Risk factor analysis of perioperative complications in patients with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing primary cervical spine surgery

 

Model 3

Model 4

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

Height

<0.001 (<0.001–1.310)

.057

  

PSL

1.247 (1.024–1.519)

.028

2.141 (0.817–5.611)

.072

Median duration of RA

  

0.950 (0.911–0.991)

.126

Cervical spine lesion

 SAS

6.413 (1.381–29.79)

.018

  

Procedure

 Laminoplasty

  

Ref

 

 C1/2 fusion

  

2.919 (0.146–58.29)

.483

 OC fusion

  

17.93 (1.242–258.8)

.034

 Long fusion

  

108.1 (6.876–1699)

<.001

  1. Model 3: Multivariate analysis excluding procedure because of confounding factor of cervical spine lesion
  2. Model 4: Multivariate analysis excluding cervical spine lesion because of confounding factor of procedure
  3. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, Ref reference, PSL prednisolone, SAS subaxial subluxation, C1/2 fusion atlantoaxial fusion, OC fusion occipito-cervical fusion