Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Chiari Malformation Type I in Adult Patients with Dysphagia

Table 4

Effects of CSA and interactions on dysphagia.

	β (SE)	OR	95%CI	P
CSA	0.348 (0.093)	1.447	(1.182-1.698)	0.001
Age (years)	0.044 (0.040)	1.045	(0.697-1.130)	0.269
Men (n, % )	-1.209 (0.930)	0.299	(0.048-1.848)	0.194
Disease duration	0.000 (0.004)	1.000	(0.993-1.007)	0.994
Tonsillar herniation (cm)	1.207 (0.873)	3.343	(0.604-18.514)	0.167
Syringomyelia (, % )	-0.268 (0.822)	0.765	(0.153-3.831)	0.744
CSA by tonsillar herniation	0.099 (0.030)	1.104	(1.042-1.170)	0.001
CSA by syringomyelia	0.078 (0.028)	1.081	(1.023-1.142)	0.006

Abbreviations: CSA: cranial spinal angle. CSA: adjusted by age, sex, degree of tonsillar herniation, syringomyelia, and disease duration.