A multicenter study of 1-year mortality and walking capacity after spinal fusion surgery for cervical fracture in elderly patients

Table 6 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of associated factors of deteriorated walking capacity 1 year postoperatively

Variables	OR	95% CI	P
Albumin (g/dL)	0.341	0.172 – 0.672	< 0.01*
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	0.797	0.660 – 0.961	0.02*
Fracture at C1‒2	0.489	0.210 – 1.140	0.10
Fracture at C3‒5	0.263	0.323 – 1.362	0.26
ASIA Impairment Scale	4.092	2.767 – 6.052	< 0.01*
Fused segments	1.241	1.023 – 1.506	0.03
Surgical bleeding (mL)	1.001	1.000 – 1.002	0.19

OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, ASIA American Spinal Injury Association
The ASIA Impairment Scale is treated as an ordinal variable (A-E)
^*P < 0.05

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