Table 1.
Demographic and impairment characteristics
| Variable | N | % | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Men | 218 | 78.1 | |
| Women | 61 | 21.9 | |
| Etiology | |||
| Traumatic | 279 | 78.2 | |
| Non-traumatic | 78 | 21.8 | |
| Impairment | |||
| Incomplete tetraplegia (AIS B–D) | 119 | 33.0 | |
| Complete tetraplegia (AIS A) | 68 | 19.0 | |
| Incomplete paraplegia (AIS B–D) | 95 | 27.0 | |
| Complete paraplegia (AIS A) | 75 | 21.0 | |
| Mean age (range) years | 54.0 (24-89) | ||
| Mean years post-injury/onset (range) years | 19.3 (2–65) | ||
| Marital status | |||
| Married/common-law | 185 | 51.8 | |
| Single/divorced/separated/widowed | 172 | 48.2 | |
| Education | |||
| ≤ Post-secondary | 110 | 30.8 | |
| > Post-secondary | 247 | 69.2 | |
| Vocational status | |||
| Working (full-/part-time/student/etc.) | 159 | 44.5 | |
| Not working (unemployed/retired) | 184 | 55.5 | |
| Mean perceived health (SD) | 6.6 (1.9) | ||
| Mean number of secondary health conditions (SD) | 7.2 (3.6) | ||
| Mean SCI-SCS (SD) | 12.1 (7.7) | ||
| Mean HUI-Mark III (SD) | 0.27 (0.27) | ||
N = 357. Values expressed as n (%), mean (range), or mean ± SD.