Table 1.
Comparison of the patients’ characteristics in non-COVID-19 period patients (years 2019 and 2023) and COVID-19 period patients (years 2020–2022).
| Characteristics | Period | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-COVID-19 | COVID-19 | |||
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 38.80 ± 17.71 | 44.53 ± 13.27 | 0.078 | |
| Gender, n (%) | Male | 26 (65%) | 35 (66.04%) | 1.000 |
| Female | 14 (35%) | 18 (33.96%) | ||
| Marital status, n (%) | Married | 26 (65%) | 43 (81.13%) | 0.097 |
| Unmarried | 14 (35%) | 10 (18.87%) | ||
| Education, n (%) | College | 8 (20%) | 23 (43.4%) | 0.186 |
| High school | 10 (25%) | 11 (20.75%) | ||
| Kindergarten | 2 (5%) | 0 (0) | ||
| Master’s degree | 1 (2.5%) | 0 (0) | ||
| Middle school | 8 (20%) | 9 (16.98%) | ||
| No formal education | 8 (20%) | 7 (13.21%) | ||
| Primary school | 3 (7.5%) | 3 (5.66%) | ||
| Occupation, n (%) | Driver | 3 (7.5%) | 3 (5.66%) | 0.293 |
| Farmer | 4 (10%) | 2 (3.77%) | ||
| Government office | 7 (17.5%) | 9 (16.98%) | ||
| Kindergarten student | 2 (5%) | 0 (0) | ||
| Other | 7 (17.5%) | 8 (15.09%) | ||
| Retired | 1 (2.5%) | 2 (3.77%) | ||
| Student | 3 (7.5%) | 3 (5.66%) | ||
| Teacher | 1 (2.5%) | 10 (18.87%) | ||
| Worker | 12 (30%) | 16 (30.19%) | ||
| Ethnicity, n (%) | Han | 39 (97.5%) | 45 (84.91%) | 0.051 |
| Miao | 0 (0) | 2 (3.77%) | ||
| Tu Jia | 0 (0) | 6 (11.32%) | ||
| Zhuang | 1 (2.5%) | 0 (0) | ||
| Duration of injury, (Median (IQR)) | 12 (2.00%) | 12 (12.00%) | 0.515 | |
| Age at the time of injury | 37.93 ± 17.76 | 43.81 ± 13.43 | 0.072 | |
| Type of damage, n (%) | Non-traumatic | 9 (22.5%) | 18 (33.96%) | 0.257 |
| Traumatic | 31 (77.5%) | 35 (66.04%) | ||
| Initial ASIA, n (%) | A | 10 (25%) | 11 (20.75%) | 0.517 |
| B | 18 (45%) | 18 (33.96%) | ||
| C | 10 (25%) | 20 (37.74%) | ||
| D | 2 (5%) | 4 (7.55%) | ||
| Level, n (%) | Cervical | 22 (55%) | 16 (30.19%) | 0.004 |
| Thoracic | 9 (22.5%) | 21 (39.62%) | ||
| Lumber | 8 (20%) | 5 (9.43%) | ||
| Thoracolumbar | 1 (2.5%) | 11 (20.75%) | ||
| Paralysis type, n (%) | Paraplegia | 21 (52.5%) | 41 (77.36%) | 0.015 |
| Tetraplegia | 19 (47.5%) | 12 (22.64%) | ||
| MOI, n (%) | Bicycle | 1 (2.5%) | 1 (1.89%) | 0.764 |
| Car | 7 (17.5%) | 11 (20.75%) | ||
| Dance | 1 (2.5%) | 0 (0) | ||
| Disc herniation | 0 (0) | 1 (1.89%) | ||
| Fall | 20 (50%) | 20 (37.74%) | ||
| Motorbike | 2 (5%) | 3 (5.66%) | ||
| Myelopathy/myelitis | 4 (10%) | 10 (18.86%) | ||
| Spinal cord ischemia | 1 (2.5%) | 3 (5.66%) | ||
| Tumor | 4 (10%) | 4 (7.55%) | ||
| Completeness of lesion, n (%) | Incomplete | 34 (85%) | 45 (84.91%) | |
| Complete | 6 (15%) | 8 (15.09%) | ||
| Treatment, n (%) | Conservative | 6 (15%) | 9 (16.98%) | 1.000 |
| Surgical | 34 (85%) | 44 (83.02%) | ||
| Final ASIA, n (%) | A | 5 (12.5%) | 5 (9.43%) | 0.525 |
| B | 7 (17.5%) | 15 (28.3%) | ||
| C | 12 (30%) | 9 (16.98%) | ||
| D | 9 (22.5%) | 13 (24.53%) | ||
| E | 7 (17.5%) | 11 (20.75%) | ||