Table 5

Odds of positive treatment outcome at 1 month as a function of selected baseline variables

VariableUnadjusted OR (95% CI)P valueAdjusted OR (95% CI)P value
Age, per year1.00 (0.98 to 1.03)0.871.01 (0.98 to 1.04)0.51
Sex, female versus male0.88 (0.45 to 1.75)0.721.12 (0.52 to 2.42)0.78
Duration of pain, per year0.94 (0.89 to 0.99)0.0320.96 (0.90 to 1.01)0.13
Opioid use, yes versus no0.58 (0.23 to 1.46)0.250.73 (0.26 to 2.03)0.55
Baseline average NRS back pain score, per one-point increase0.76 (0.64 to 0.90)0.0010.81 (0.67 to 0.99)0.038
Baseline average NRS leg pain score, per one-point increase0.79 (0.66 to 0.94)0.0090.90 (0.73 to 1.12)0.34
Number of non-immunological allergies, per each additional HR0.65 (0.47 to 0.91)0.0120.66 (0.47 to 0.94)0.022
  • HR, hypersensitivity reactions; NRS, numerical rating scale.