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Table 3 Independent risk factors of bone nonunion identified by logistic regression

From: Fat infiltration of paraspinal muscles as an independent risk for bone nonunion after posterior lumbar interbody fusion

 

Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)

P

Age (+ 1 year)

1.039(0.981,1.1)

0.194

Sex (female)

0.749(0.296,1.896)

0.542

Mean HU value of L1-4

0.991(0.981,1.001)

0.072

Smoking (yes)

2.67(0.989,7.208)

0.053

Lumbosacral fusion (yes)

2.193(1.097,4.385)

0.026

Number of fusion level (+ 1)

1.99(1.342,2.951)

0.001

L4 MF rTCSA (+ 1)

0.791(0.082,7.585)

0.839

L4 MF FI (+ 1%)

1.04(1.004,1.078)

0.029

L4 ES FI (+ 1%)

0.988(0.948,1.03)

0.575