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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 27.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2009 Oct;90(10):1708–1715. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.04.020

Table 1.

Sample Description

Variable Raw dataset
N %
Injury Classification
 C1–C4, non-ambulatory 175 13.16
 C5–C8, non-ambulatory 406 30.53
 Non-cervical, non-ambulatory 468 35.19
 Cervical, ambulatory 142 10.68
 Non-cervical, ambulatory 139 10.45
Biographic
 White 1032 74.84
 Men 1026 74.03
 Age at injury (Mean±SD) 31.83 ± 13.99
 Years since injury (Mean±SD) 8.86 ± 6.86
Psychologic Factors
 Sensation Seeking 4.35 ± 2.75
 Neuroticism-Anxiety 3.56 ± 2.41
 Purpose in Life 99.02 ± 21.29
Environmental Factors
 Low income (<$20,000) 684 51.47
 Social support 17.54 ± 3.89
 Social upset 7.50 ± 3.61
Behavioral Factors
 Prescription medication use 7.61 ± 3.38
 Number of binge drinking days 1.24 ± 3.87
 Out-of-bed hours 12.73 ± 3.89
 Smoking composite score 4.27 ± 1.69
Health Factors
 Days in the hospital 4.34 ± 8.66
 Number of infection symptoms 9.80 ± 9.64
 Fracture/amputation 31 2.24
 Surgeries to repair ulcers 0.55 ± 1.54
 Probable major depression 339 24.53