22 November 2023 : Clinical Research
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Modic Changes in Symptomatic Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: A Retrospective Study of 203 Patients
Binbin Liu
12ABCDEFG, Wenyuan Ding3AG*, Hui Wang4AB
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941674
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941674
Table 2 Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses associated with MC in patients with symptomatic cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (diagnosed between 2014 and 2022).
| Subject characteristics | Univariable | Multivariable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P-value | ||
| n | |||||
| Age, in years | 1.05 (1.01–1.09) | 0.011 | 1.05 (1.01–1.09) | 0.013 | |
| Neck pain | Without neck pain | 1 (Reference) | 1.00 | 1 (Reference) | 1.00 |
| With neck pain | 2.76 (1.10–6.91) | 0.030 | 2.67 (1.04–6.83) | 0.041 | |
| MC – Modic change. | |||||