Predictors associated with neurological recovery after anterior decompression with fusion for degenerative cervical myelopathy

Table 4 Univariate regression analysis. Association of baseline variables with recovery rate

Characteristic	Regression coefficient	95% CI	P
Age (year)	− 0.92	− 1.83–− 0.004	0.049*
Female sex [no. (%)]	6.08	− 4.78–16.95	0.26
BMI	0.97	− 1.38–3.32	0.41
OPLL	4.66	− 6.16–15.47	0.39
CL	− 0.47	− 1.33–0.40	0.28
ROM	− 0.26	− 0.88–0.35	0.39
C7 slope	− 0.17	− 1.19–0.84	0.73
C2-7 SVA	− 0.002	− 0.79–0.79	0.996
TK	0.51	− 0.37–1.38	0.245
LL	0.004	− 0.93–0.94	0.99
SS	0.26	− 1.24–1.76	0.73
SVA	− 0.57	− 0.94–− 0.20	0.004*
PT	− 0.10	− 1.92–1.70	0.90
TPA	− 1.43	− 3.24–0.39	0.12
C-JOA	2.18	− 2.45–6.82	0.35
EQ-5D	34.46	− 33.49–102.40	0.31
NDI	− 0.40	− 1.00–0.20	0.18
PCS	0.80	0.10–1.49	0.03*
MCS	− 0.30	− 1.61–1.00	0.64

The associations between baseline variables with recovery rate were investigated with a univariate linear regression model
CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index, OPLL ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament, CL cervical lordosis, ROM range of motion, SVA sagittal vertical axis, TK thoracic kyphosis, LL Lumbar lordosis, SS sacral slope, PT pelvic tilt, TPA t1 pelvic angle, C-JOA Japanese Orthopedic Association score for the assessment of cervical myelopathy, NDI neck disability index, EQ-5D European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions, PCS Physical component summary of SF36, MCS Mental component summary of SF36
*p < 0.05

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