Table 1.
Demographic data of healthy controls (HC) and SCI patients. SCI with short period of evolution (SCI SP), if the time since initial injury was comprised between 1 to 5 years; chronic SCI at early chronic phase (SCI ECP) if the time of evolution was between 5 and 15 years; and chronic SCI at late chronic phase (SCI LCP) if the time of evolution was more than 15 years. ASIA = American Spinal Injury Association.
| Variable | HC (N = 38) |
SCI (N = 105) |
SCI SP (N = 31) |
SCI ECP (N = 32) |
SCI LCP (N = 42) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 25.41 ± 7.99 | 36.33 ± 13.24 | 29.24 ± 14.40 | 36.81 ± 12.26 | 40.28 ± 17.65 |
| Gender (men/women) |
42.10%/57.90% | 74.28%/25.72% | 90.32%/9.68% | 77.78%/22.22% | 61.70%/38.30% |
| Time of injury (years) | __ | 13.24 ± 9.47 | 2.30 ± 1.54 | 10.11 ± 2.55 | 22.26 ± 5.33 |
| ASIA | |||||
| A | 46.67% | 41.93% | 55.55% | 44.68% | |
| B | 16.19% | 3.70% | 3.70% | 21.28% | |
| C | 16.19% | 18.51% | 18.52% | 19.15% | |
| D | 20.95% | 22.22% | 22.22% | 14.89% | |
| Injury level | |||||
| C1–C4 | 23.80% | 22.22% | 22.22% | 14.89% | |
| C5–C8 | 20.00% | 18.51% | 18.52% | 25.53% | |
| T1–T6 | 26.27% | 25.92% | 25.93% | 29.79% | |
| T7–T12 | 20.95% | 29.62% | 29.63% | 14.89% | |
| L1–L6 | 8.57% | 3.70% | 3.70% | 14.89% |