Table 3.
Change of AIS
| Variable | All (n=318) | Only SCI (n=256) | SCI+TBI (n=62) | Concomitant TBI severity |
p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild (n=12) | Moderate (n=30) | Severe (n=20) | |||||
| AIS (initial) | |||||||
| A | 86 (27.1) | 62 (24.2) | 24 (38.7) | 5 (41.7) | 10 (33.3) | 9 (45.0) | |
| B | 28 (8.8) | 25 (9.8) | 3 (4.8) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.3) | 2 (10.0) | |
| C | 91 (28.6) | 70 (27.3) | 21 (33.9) | 3 (25.0) | 13 (43.4) | 5 (25.0) | |
| D | 113 (35.5) | 99 (38.7) | 14 (22.6) | 4 (33.3) | 6 (20.0) | 4 (20.0) | |
| AIS (follow up) | |||||||
| A | 56 (17.6) | 46 (18.0) | 10 (16.1) | 1 (8.3) | 5 (16.7) | 4 (20.0) | |
| B | 30 (9.4) | 22 (8.6) | 8 (12.9) | 2 (16.7) | 2 (6.7) | 4 (20.0) | |
| C | 83 (26.1) | 61 (23.8) | 22 (35.5) | 4 (33.3) | 13 (43.3) | 5 (25.0) | |
| D | 149 (46.9) | 127 (49.6) | 22 (35.5) | 5 (41.7) | 10 (33.3) | 7 (35.0) | |
| AIS conversion | |||||||
| AIS A → A | 56 (65.1) | 46 (74.2) | 10 (41.7) | ||||
| AIS A → not A | 30 (34.9) | 16 (25.8) | 14 (58.3) | 0.010 | |||
Values are presented as number (%).
AIS, American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale; SCI, spinal cord injury; TBI, traumatic brain injury.