Table 5 Predictors of ACT score
Factor | Success / Borderline (ACT score 9–12) N (%) | Failure (ACT score 0–8) N (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 54 (79%) | 14 (21%) | |||
Sex | Male | 35 (71%) | 14 (29%) | 1.00 | 0.85 |
Female | 14 (74%) | 5 (26%) | 1.12 (0.34–3.70) | ||
Clubfoot | Bilateral | 24 (69%) | 11 (31%) | 1.00 | 0.51 |
Unilateral | 25 (76%) | 8 (24%) | 1.43 (0.49–4.17) | ||
Age first attended clinic | < 2 years | 40 (74%) | 14 (26%) | 1.00 | 0.42 |
≥ 2 years | 9 (64%) | 5 (36%) | 0.57 (0.15–2.19) | ||
Initial severity (Pirani score) | < 3 | 34 (69%) | 15 (31%) | 1.00 | 0.43 |
≥ 3 | 15 (79% | 4 (21%) | 1.65 (0.47–5.82) | ||
Number of casts | ≥ 6 | 28 (68%) | 13 (31%) | 1.00 | 0.85 |
< 6 | 21 (78%) | 6 (22%) | 1.63 (0.53–4.98) | ||
Tenotomy | No | 14 (74%) | 5 (26%) | 1.00 | 0.85 |
Yes | 35 (71%) | 14 (29%) | 0.89 (0.27–2.95) | ||
Completed casting and fitted with brace | No | 1 (20%) | 4 (80%) | 1.00 | 0.03* |
Yes | 48 (76%) | 15 (24%) | 12.8 (1.3–123.5) | ||
Completed casting with Pirani score ≤ 1 | No | 11 (55%) | 9 (45%) | 1.00 | 0.05* |
Yes | 38 (79%) | 10 (21%) | 3.11 (1.01–9.56) | ||
Brace use | < 2 years | 17 (57%) | 13 (43%) | 1.00 | 0.02* |
≥ 2 years | 32 (84%) | 6 (16%) | 4.08 (1.31–12.65) | ||