Table 2.
Basic characteristics of tested M1 hand area MEP SCI subgroups patients.
| aMEP | uniMEP | biMEP | LSD-t/Fisher’s | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of subjects (N) | 62 | 17 | 102 | – | – |
| Age in years (Mean ± SE) | 40.3 ± 1.7 | 43.7 ± 3.2 | 40.9 ± 1.4 | – | >0.050 |
| Gender [N (%)] | |||||
| Female | 13 (21.0) | 4 (23.5) | 21 (20.6) | 0.202 | 0.963 |
| Male | 49 (79.0) | 13 (76.5) | 81 (79.4) | ||
| Disease course | |||||
| 0–6 m | 51 (82.3) | 9 (52.9) | 80 (78.4) | 6.029 | >0.050 |
| 6–36 m | 11 (17.7) | 8 (47.1) | 22 (21.6) | ||
| NLI [N (%)] | |||||
| C | 62 (100) | 17 (100) | 39 (38.2) | 83.188 | <0.001 |
| T | 0 | 0 | 40 (39.2) | ||
| L | 0 | 0 | 18 (17.6) | ||
| S | 0 | 0 | 5 (5.0) | ||
| AIS grade [N (%)] | |||||
| A | 32 (51.6) | 0 | 54 (52.9) | 60.224 | <0.001 |
| B | 21 (33.9) | 7 (41.2) | 7 (6.9) | ||
| C | 9 (14.5) | 4 (23.6) | 13 (12.7) | ||
| D | 0 | 6 (35.2) | 28 (27.5) | ||
SCI, spinal cord injury; AIS, American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) impairment scale; NLI, neurological level of injury; aMEP, abolished MEP group; uniMEP, unilateral MEP group; biMEP, bilateral MEP group. Bold values indicates statistical differences of p-value.