Table 3.
Mean FIM motor scores on admission, discharge, and 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-months post-discharge and results of repeated measure ANOVA
| FIM motor (SD) |
F test* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admission | Discharge | Post-DC |
Adm. vs. DC | DC vs. 1 mo. | 1 vs. 3 mo. | 3 vs. 6 mo. | 6 vs 12 mo. | ||||
| 1 mo. | 3 mo. | 6 mo. | 12 mo. | ||||||||
| Tetraplegia ASIA A/B/C (n = 10) | 20.60 (12.63) | 33.40 (21.11) | 34.55 (23.35) | 33.65 (21.34) | 32.45 (19.16) | 32.30 (19.24) | F(1,9) =15.56** | F(1,9) =2.25 | F(1,9) =0.51 | F(1,9) =0.99 | F(1,9) =0.01 |
| Paraplegia ASIA A/B/C (n = 7) | 34.29 (17.71) | 74.29 (6.23) | 76.57 (8.24) | 76.14 (9.05) | 75.36 (9.44) | 75.43 (9.32) | F(1,6) =35.94** | F(1,6) =6.56*** | F(1,6) =0.21 | F(1,6) =0.81 | F(1,6) =1.00 |
| Tetraplegia ASIA D (n = 7) | 39.71 (18.53) | 70.86 (11.55) | 74.00 (13.13) | 74.50 (13.03) | 73.86 (13.23) | 77.71 (14.48) | F(1,6) =27.00** | F(1,6) =3.81 | F(1,6) =3.00 | F(1,6) =0.133 | F(1,6) =11.29*** |
| Paraplegia ASIA D (n = 6) | 40.33 (10.60) | 75.00 (13.13) | 82.33 (4.84) | 83.00 (4.43) | 83.00 (5.40) | 84.33 (6.12) | F(1,5) =13.52*** | F(1,5) =2.29 | F(1,5) =4.00 | F(1,5) =0.005 | F(1,5) =4.71*** |
Adm. = admission; DC = discharge; mo. = month(s); *repeated contrast test of repeated measurement ANOVA; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.05.