Table 4: univariate logistic regression of factors affecting clinical complications in patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries using complete case analysis (Variables with more than 50 non missing values).

Factor (% of Non-Missing Values) Odds Ratio (CI) Standard Errors p-value
Age (in years)-complete case=175(99%) 0.99 (0.971,1.014) 0.0109 0.463
Sex-complete cases=176(100%)
Female
Male

0.715 (0.324, 1.580)

0.2893

0.407
Length of hospital stay (in days)-complete cases=155(88) 1.027 (1.014, 1.040) 0.0065 <0.0001
Aetiology-complete cases=151(55%)
Fall
Falling object
Road traffic accident
Other

10 (1.151, 86.876)
0.850 (0.397, 1.819)
3.70 (0.879, 15.613)

11.030
0.330
2.719

0.037
0.675
0.074
Level of injury-complete cases=102(58%)
Thoracic
Cervical
Lumbar

0.7 (0.251,1.951)
0.135 (0.035, 0.524)
Ref
0.3662
0.0933

0.495
0.004
Patient needed implants/screws-complete cases=87(49%)
No
Yes

3.121 (1.195, 8.148)
Ref
1.5280

0.020
Treatment received-complete cases=92(52%)
non-operative
operative

1.78 (.66, 4.831)
Ref
0.9068

0.254