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Table 1 Sensory level in infancy related to disability at the mean age of 35 years in 54 survivors with spina bifida

From: Lifestyle in adults aged 35 years who were born with open spina bifida: prospective cohort study

Sensory level n = 54 (%)

Below L3 n = 24

L3-T11 n = 15

Above T11 n = 12

Asymmetrical n = 3

χ2 for trend(1)

Severe disability(2) n = 20 (37)

2

6

12

0

p < 0.0001

CSF shunt n = 46 (85)

17

15

11

3

p < 0.05

IQ < 80 n = 15 (28)

3

4

6

2

p = 0.05

Wheelchair n = 38 (70)

9

14

12

3

p < 0.0001

Daily care needed n = 20 (37)

5

6

9

0

p < 0.05

Lack of achievement(3) n = 27 (50)

7

9

10

2

p < 0.01

  1. Notes: (1) Patients with lower sensory levels have less disability. Asymmetrical sensory level excluded from the analysis.
  2. (2) Severe disability defined as very poor mobility and incontinent with additional handicaps including low IQ, epilepsy, visual defects (2 blind), severe spinal deformity and pressure sores.
  3. (3) Lack of achievement in terms of living independently, driving a car or working in open employment.
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Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

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