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Table 5 Factors associated with abilities of daily living of patients after surgery

From: Long-term outcomes of ventriculoperitoneal shunt therapy in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus

Times after surgery

variables

p-value

β-value (95%CI)

12 months

Primary

0.016

0.888 (0.175, 1.601)

University and above

0.049

0.830 (0.006, 1.653)

Post-operative complications

0.021

-0.799 (-1.473, -0.126)

24 months

Post-operative complications

< 0.001

-1.601 (-2.414, -0.789)

36 months

sex

0.028

-0.872 (-1.638, -0.107)

Secondary

0.028

-0.841 (-1.577, -0.105)

Course of preoperative disease

0.029

-0.017 (-0.032, -0.002)

Post-operative complications

< 0.001

-1.741 (-2.464, -1.018)

Smoking

0.038

-0.738 (-1.430, -0.047)