Table 1.

Variables of spinal cord injury in Manitoba over three cohorts

	1981–1985	1998–2002	2003–2007
Incidence (per 1 000 000 population)
Non-traumatic	3.1	14.1	16.7
Traumatic	17.1	19.5	25.6
FN	48.9	55.3	78.9
Non-FN	17.3	26.6	32.2
Total SCI incidence	20.2	33.5	42.6
Mean/median age
Non-traumatic	36.3/34.0	53.1/54.0	54.7/58.0
Traumatic	29.0/25.0	35.3/31.5	39.8/38.0
Female	32.1/28.0	46.6/46.0	48.5/51.0
Male	30.0/25.5	41.4/39.5	44.8/46.0
Total	30.2/26.0	43.1/41.0	45.7/47.0
Level of injury (total number per 5-year cohort)
Non-traumatic
Cervical	8	21	29
Thoracic	8	43	49
Lumbar	3	16	18
Sacral	0	1	2
Traumatic
Cervical	42	50	78
Thoracic	30	37	53
Lumbar	19	24	19
Sacral	0	0	2
Severity of injury (total number per 5-year cohort)
Non-traumatic
Incomplete	10	66	87
Complete	7	15	11
Traumatic
Incomplete	37	68	79
Complete	56	44	73