Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants.
| Demographic% (n) | Demographic% (n) | Clinical characteristics% (n) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Education | Cause of injury | |||
| <35 years | 49 (98) | Never attended school | 20.5 (41) | Traumatic | 92.5 (185) |
| 35 years & above | 51 (102) | Primary Education | 30 (60) | Non-traumatic | 7.5 (15) |
| NB: Median (IQR) 35 years (25–45) | Secondary Education | 25.5 (51) | |||
| Higher Secondary | 11.5 (23) | ||||
| Bachelor or above | 12.5 (25) | ||||
| Gender | Occupation | Type of injury | |||
| Male | 90.5 (181) | Service holder | 12 (24) | Paraplegic | 60 (120) |
| Female | 9.5 (19) | Businessman | 18 (36) | Tetraplegic | 40 (80) |
| Religion | Housewife | 7.5 (15) | Skeletal level | ||
| Muslim | 93 (186) | Farmer | 17.5 (35) | Cervical | 34.5 (69) |
| Hindu | 5.5 (11) | Day labourer | 17 (34) | Thoracic | 47 (94) |
| Buddhist | 1.5 (3) | Others | 28 (56) | Lumbar | 18.5 (37) |
| Marital status | Monthly income (USD) | AIS scale | |||
| Married | 76 (152) | <100 | 24.5 (49) | Complete A | 125 (62.5) |
| Single | 20.5 (41) | 100–200 | 68.5 (137) | Incomplete B | 19 (9.5) |
| Divorced | 3.5 (7) | >200 | 7 (14) | Incomplete C | 27 (13.5) |
| NB: Median (IQR) 100 (100–150) | Incomplete D | 29 (14.5) | |||
Abbreviations: n, number; AIS, American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale.