Table 6 Multivariate analysis of factors associated with facet degeneration
From: Relationship between facet tropism and facet joint degeneration in the sub-axial cervical spine
P | OR | 95%CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male | 0.009 | 1.611 | 1.126 | 2.304 |
Female | Reference | |||
Age | ||||
< 50 | 0.000 | 3.873 | 2.673 | 5.610 |
≥ 50 | Reference | |||
Level | ||||
C2-C3 | 0.000 | 0.196 | 0.081 | 0.473 |
C3-C4 | 0.002 | 0.312 | 0.148 | 0.655 |
C4-C5 | 0.004 | 0.338 | 0.162 | 0.703 |
C5-C6 | 0.002 | 0.313 | 0.153 | 0.643 |
C6-C7 | Reference | |||
T-angle | 0.750 | 1.013 | 0.935 | 1.098 |
S-angle | 0.328 | 0.986 | 0.959 | 1.014 |
C-angle | 0.782 | 0.989 | 0.912 | 1.072 |
Tropism-T | ||||
Symmetric | 0.001 | 4.703 | 1.879 | 11.769 |
Moderate | 0.009 | 3.126 | 1.325 | 7.376 |
Severe | Reference | |||
Tropism-S | ||||
Symmetric | 0.000 | 8.405 | 4.284 | 16.490 |
Moderate | 0.000 | 5.976 | 2.895 | 12.334 |
Severe | Reference | |||
Tropism-C | ||||
Symmetric | 0.901 | 0.945 | 0.389 | 2.300 |
Moderate | 0.869 | 1.070 | 0.480 | 2.383 |
Severe | Reference | |||