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Table 3.

Median scores and P-value of demographic and clinical factors for spinal cord independence measure (SCIM) domains.

Socio-demographic factors	Self-care		Respiration and sphincter management		Mobility (room and toilet) in bed and action to prevent pressure sores		Total SCIM score
Socio-demographic factors	Median	P-value	Median	P-value	Median	P-value	Median		P-value
Age^a
<35 years	4	0.631	11	0.92	4	0.223	23		0.141
35 years & above	4	0.631	10	0.92	3	0.223	22		0.141
Gender^a
Male	4	0.452	11	0.17	4	0.871	22		0.972
Female	2	0.452	10	0.17	4	0.871	22		0.972
Education^b
Never attended school	4	0.023 ^*	10	0.84	5	0.013 ^*	24	0.062
Primary Education	3		10		3		22
Secondary Education	4		11		3		23
Higher Secondary	3		11		2		21
Bachelor or above	4		10		8		24
Type of injury^a
Paraplegic	4	0.791	11	0.75	4	0.011 ^*	20	0.042 ^*
Tetraplegic	4	0.791	10	0.75	3	0.011 ^*	18	0.042 ^*
Skeletal level^b
Cervical	4	0.321	10	0.510	3	0.032 ^*	18	0.012 ^*
Thoracic	4		10		4		18
Lumbar	4		11		7		22
ASIA impairment scale^b
Complete A	3	0.181	10	0.772	3	0.121	18	0.581
Incomplete B	5		11		4		22
Incomplete C	4		11		5		19
Incomplete D	5		10		5		21

^{^a}

Mann-Whitney U-test.

^{^b}

Kruskal Wallis test.

Significant at 95% confidence level.

The bold values are indicated as significant.