Effect of body mass index on survival after spinal cord injury.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Increased mortality after acute and chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) remains a challenge and mandates a better understanding of the factors contributing to survival in these patients. This study investigated whether body mass index (BMI) measured after acute traumatic SCI is associated with a change in mortality.

Methods

A prospective longitudinal cohort study was conducted with 742 patients who were admitted to the Acute Spine Unit of the Vancouver General Hospital between 2004 and 2016 with a traumatic SCI. An investigation of the association between BMI on admission and long-term mortality was conducted using classification and regression tree (CART) and generalized additive models (spline curves) from acute care up to 7.7 years after SCI (chronic phase). Mul

SUBMITTER: Fallah N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10853461 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature