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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 4 Univariate and multivariate linear regression analysis for the parameters affecting multifidus muscle degeneration score (4 + 5 + 6)

From: A new equation for correlation of clinical and radiological factors affecting multifidus muscle degeneration in magnetic resonance imaging

 

Univariate

aMultivariate

P

OR (95%C.I)

P

OR (95% CI)

Age (years)

0.017*

1.048 (1.009–1.090)

0.181

1.030 (0.986–1.076)

BMI (kg/m2)

0.875

1.008 (0.918–1.106)

–

–

Duration (years)

0.002*

1.578 (1.175–2.121)

0.125

1.300 (0.930–1.816)

Sciatica

0.236

1.762 (0.690–4.496)

–

–

VAS

0.002*

2.003 (1.286–3.121)

0.042*

1.689 (1.020–2.798)

  1. B: Unstandardized coefficients, r: Pearson coefficient, R2 Coefficient of determination
  2. CI confidence interval
  3. *Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05
  4. aAll variables with P < 0.05 were included in the multivariate
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