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Table 3 Factors associated with postdural puncture headache at among patient who underwent spinal anesthesia, 2017

From: Incidence and risk factors of postdural puncture headache: prospective cohort study design

Variable

Category

PDPH

Sig.

Exp(B)

95% CI for EXP(B)

  

No

Yes

  

Lower

Upper

Maternal parity

Primigravida

34

19

    

Multigravida

73

24

.420

1.412

.611

3.265

Needle size

18

19

20

.009

   

21

32

8

.009

4.150

1.433

12.021

22

11

3

.495

.639

.177

2.313

24

9

4

.722

.740

.141

3.877

25

36

8

.590

1.498

.344

6.516

Number of attempts

1

38

12

.048

   

2

53

16

.131

.443

.154

1.274

> 2

16

15

.033

.336

.123

.914

BMI

Underweight

7

1

.596

   

Normal

89

35

.315

.278

.023

3.385

Overweight

11

7

.757

.820

.235

2.867

Number of CSF drops

1

10

4

.142

   

2

49

15

.021

.180

.021

1.574

3

43

16

.025

.138

.025

.779

4

5

8

.024

.135

.024

.766