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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of risk factors for CSFL

From: Risk factors and management strategies for cerebrospinal fluid leakage following lumbar posterior surgery

Risk factors

β

SE

Wald

OR

95% CI for Exp (B)

P

Lower part

Upper part

Age

− 0.345

0.176

3.830

0.708

0.05

0.501

1.001

Type of disease

1.370

0.138

98.752

3.936

3.004

5.158

0

Duration of disease

0.004

0.156

0.001

1.004

0.739

1.363

0.981

Preoperative epidural hormone injection

0.698

0.246

8.061

2.009

1.241

3.252

0.005

Number of surgical levels

0.342

0.174

3.878

1.408

1.002

1.979

0.049

Revision surgery

1.048

0.198

28.146

2.853

1.937

4.203

0