Table 5: Multivariable analysis 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 Standard Errors p-value
Age (in years) 0.991 (0.940, 1.045) 0.2670 0.733
Sex
Female
Male
Ref
1.59 (0.263, 9.723)
Ref
1.4723
Ref
0.611
Length of hospital stay (in days) 1.044 (1.012, 1.076) .0162 .006
Aetiology Fall
Falling object
Road traffic accident
Other
Ref
3.32 (.222, 49.70)
1.14 (.187, 6.918)
0.951 (0.085, 10.602)
Ref
4.587
1.048
1.170
Ref
0.384
0.888
0.967
Level of injury
Thoracic
Cervical
Lumbar
Ref
1.349 (0.243, 7.500)
.177 0(.019, 1.612)
Ref
1.181
1.994
Ref
0.723
0.124
Patient needed implants/screws
No
Yes
Ref
3.26 (0.358, 29.62)
Ref
3.669
Ref
0.294
Treatment cases
Non-operative
Operative
Ref
0.553 (0.052, 5.89)
Ref
0.6681
Ref
0.634