Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the sample (n=47).
| Demographic characteristic | M±SD | N (%) |
| Age | 38.3±11.8 | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 32 (68%) | |
| Female | 15 (32%) | |
| Level of SCI | ||
| Tetraplegia | ||
| C5-C7 | 21 (45%) | |
| Paraplegia | ||
| T1-T6 | 7 (15%) | |
| T7-T12 | 13 (28%) | |
| L1-L5 | 6 (13%) | |
| Cause of SCI | ||
| Traumatic | 44 (94%) | |
| Non-traumatic | 3 (6%) | |
| Completeness of injury | ||
| Complete | 16 (34%) | |
| Incomplete | 30 (64%) | |
| Unsure | 1 (2%) | |
| AIS Score | ||
| AIS A | 13 (28%) | |
| AIS B | 10 (21%) | |
| AIS C | 7 (15%) | |
| AIS D | 3 (6%) | |
| Unsure | 14 (30%) | |
| Mode of mobility | ||
| Manual wheelchair | 37 (79%) | |
| Power wheelchair | 4 (9%) | |
| Walker | 1 (2%) | |
| Braces | 3 (6%) | |
| Cane | 1 (2%) | |
| Walk independently | 1 (2%) | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 40 (85%) | |
| Indigenous | 2 (4%) | |
| Black | 2 (4%) | |
| Asian | 3 (6%) | |
| Education | ||
| High school | 13 (28%) | |
| College | 11 (23%) | |
| University | 14 (30%) | |
| Postgraduate | 8 (17%) | |
| Other | 1 (2%) | |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 21 (45%) | |
| Common law | 5 (11%) | |
| Married | 20 (43%) | |
| Divorced | 1 (2%) | |
| Neuropathic pain within 6 months of injury? | ||
| Yes | 37 (79%) | |
| No | 10 (21%) | |
| Number of neuropathic pain problems | ||
| One | 8 (17%) | |
| Two | 16 (34%) | |
| Three | 3 (6%) | |
| Four | 5 (11%) | |
| Five+ | 15 (32%) | |
| Overall DN4 Score | ||
| 4–6 | 22 (47%) | |
| 7–10 | 25 (53%) | |
| Weekly minutes of exercise | ||
| Mild | 361±371 | 43 |
| Moderate | 292±296 | 44 |
| Heavy | 199±222 | 41 |
AISAsia Impairment ScaleDN4Douleur Neuropathique 4ISCIPBDSInternational Spinal Cord Injury Pain Basic Data SetSCIspinal cord injury