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Table 3

Variables associated with postoperative hospital days by Cox proportional hazards model

β coefficient HR (95% CI) p-value
Sex
Male 0.237 1.268 (0.86, 1.868) 0.231
Female (ref)
Age (yr)
30-49 (ref)
50-69 –0.426 0.653 (0.409, 1.043) 0.074
≥70 –0.495 0.609 (0.352, 1.055) 0.077
Past medical history
Presence 0.487 1.627 (1.128, 2.349) 0.009
None (ref)
MRC change
Improved or maintained –0.046 0.955 (0.658, 1.387) 0.810
Exacerbated (ref)
Pain (NRS)
Mild (0-4) (ref)
Moderate (5-6) 0.141 1.151 (0.699, 1.895) 0.580
Severe (≥7) –0.445 0.641 (0.339, 1.211) 0.171
Spinal cord injury
Presence –0.353 0.702 (0.421, 1.172) 0.176
None (ref)
IONM change
Alarmed 0.471 1.601 (0.966, 2.654) 0.014
Non-alarmed (ref)

HR, hazard ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; ref, reference; MRC, Medical Research Council; NRS, numeric rating scale; IONM, intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring.

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