Table 1.
Subject characteristics.
| Participant | Age (years) | Sex | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | NLI | ASIA Impairment Scale | Duration of injury (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCI group | |||||||
| S1 | 30 | M | 1.96 | 66.1 | T8 | A | 38 |
| S2 | 26 | F | 1.68 | 49.9 | C6 | A | 15 |
| S3 | 27 | M | 1.75 | 99.9 | T10 | A | 21 |
| S4 | 21 | M | 1.83 | 81.7 | T7 | A | 3 |
| S5 | 45 | M | 1.75 | 84.9 | T4 | A | 18 |
| S6 | 30 | M | 1.85 | 77.2 | T6 | A | 49 |
| S7 | 39 | M | 1.83 | 104.4 | T10 | A | 25 |
| 31.1 ± 8.2 | 1.81 ± 0.09 | 80.6 ± 18.8 | 24.1 ± 15.2 | ||||
| Control group | |||||||
| C1 | 24 | F | 1.70 | 77.2 | – | – | – |
| C2 | 35 | M | 1.63 | 56.8 | – | – | – |
| C3 | 30 | M | 1.85 | 99.9 | – | – | – |
| C4 | 33 | F | 1.78 | 72.6 | – | – | – |
| C5 | 38 | F | 1.65 | 64.9 | – | – | – |
| C6 | 26 | M | 1.85 | 81.7 | – | – | – |
| 31.0 ± 5.4 | 1.74 ± 0.10 | 75.5 ± 14.9 | |||||
SCI: Spinal Cord Injury; NLI: Neurological Level of Injury; The NLI is defined as most caudal segment with normal motor and sensory function for classification of spinal cord injury. ASIA: American Spinal Injury Association. The severity of injury is quantified based on ASIA Impairment Scale: A = Complete; no motor or sensory function is preserved in the sacral segments S4–S5; B = Incomplete; sensory but not motor function is preserved below the neurological level and includes the sacral segments S4–S5; C = Incomplete; motor function is preserved below the neurological level, and more than half of key muscles below the neurological level have a muscle grade less than 3; D = Incomplete; motor function is preserved below the neurological level, and at least half of key muscles below the neurological level have a muscle grade of 3 or more. E = Normal; motor and sensory function are normal. The bottom row in each group represents group mean ± 1SD.