Multivariable analysis of association between number of total allergies and patient-reported outcome measures in cervical spine surgery.
| Cervical Spine | β Coefficient | P Valuea |
| 2-wk PROMs | ||
| NDI | 1.43 | 0.162 |
| VAS neck pain | 0.41 | 0.009 |
| VAS arm pain | 0.39 | 0.015 |
| SF-12 PCS | −0.31 | 0.517 |
| SF-12 MCS | 0.30 | 0.596 |
| PROMIS | −0.93 | 0.055 |
| 12-wk PROM | ||
| NDI | 1.06 | 0.293 |
| VAS neck pain | 0.34 | 0.009 |
| VAS arm pain | 0.04 | 0.796 |
| SF-12 PCS | −1.84 | 0.004 |
| SF-12 MCS | 0.16 | 0.757 |
| PROMIS | −1.41 | 0.021 |
| 6-mo PROM | ||
| NDI | 1.22 | 0.271 |
| VAS neck pain | −0.002 | 0.990 |
| VAS arm pain | −0.06 | 0.750 |
| SF-12 PCS | −0.95 | 0.248 |
| SF-12 MCS | −1.22 | 0.084 |
| PROMIS | −1.03 | 0.167 |
| 1-y PROM | ||
| NDI | 0.20 | 0.899 |
| VAS neck pain | 0.19 | 0.406 |
| VAS arm pain | 0.03 | 0.893 |
| SF-12 PCS | −0.35 | 0.732 |
| SF-12 MCS | −0.14 | 0.857 |
| PROMIS | −1.66 | 0.072 |
↵a Multivariable linear regression controlling for gender, CCI, ASA, and preoperative PROMIS.
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; NDI, Neck Disability Index; PROM, patient-reported outcome measures; PROMIS, patient-reported outcomes measurement information system; SF-12 MCS, short form-12 mental component score; SF-12 PCS, short form-12 physical component score; VAS, visual analog scale.