Concurrent Spinal Trauma in Patients with Traumatic Head Injury: A Seven-Year Retrospective Analysis

19 August 2023: Clinical Research

Wenye He ^ABCF , Jun Pan ^CDEF*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.939215

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939215

Table 4 Multivariable regression analysis for association of spinal injuries with demographical and clinical parameters.

Parameter	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval	P value
Gender (male vs female)^*	1.5231	0.8431–1.2521	0.0012
Age (≥65 years vs^*	1.8241	0.7412–1.3542	0.0452
Thoracic injuries (yes vs no)^*	1.4451	0.6581–1.4511	0.0004
Time from traumatic injuries before admission to the Emergency Department (>3 h vs ≤3 h)^*	1.3621	0.8921–1.1521	0.0425
Cause of traumatic injuries (Motor vehicle accident(s) vs falls or stuck with object(s))^*	1.4211	0.8241–1.2541	0.0412
Falls (>3 m vs ≤3 m)^*	1.0151	0.9152–1.1211	0.0481
Abbreviated Injury Scale score (≥2 vs^*	1.5212	0.8421–1.3214	0.0391
Eppendorf-Cologne Scale score (≥2 vs^*	1.6211	0.7412–1.4121	0.0412
Systolic blood pressure (lower vs normal)^*	1.2114	0.9421–1.2141	0.0481
Diastolic blood pressure (lower vs normal)^*	1.4511	0.9541–1.1481	0.0412
Heart rate (lower vs normal)^*	1.1214	0.9654–1.2141	0.0482
Consciousness (yes vs no)	0.8521	0.7411–0.9541	0.0621
An odds ratio of more than 1 and a value less than 0.05 was considered significant. ^* Significant parameter for spinal injuries.