Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample
| Variable | % (n) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 78.9 (56) |
| Female | 21.1 (15) |
| Education | |
| High school | 33.8 (24) |
| Professional | 8.5 (6) |
| Collegial | 18.3 (13) |
| University | 36.6 (26) |
| Other | 2.8 (2) |
| Involved in a relationship | 53.5 (38) |
| Yes | 46.5 (33) |
| No | |
| Cohabitation | |
| Yes | 70.4 (50) |
| No | 29.6 (21) |
| Mean age at time of study, years (SD) | 41.06 (12.27) |
| Mean age at injury, years (SD) | 29.31 (11.72) |
| Mean trauma recency, years (SD) | 12.06 (11.52) |
| Type of trauma | |
| Motor vehicle accident | 42.3 (30) |
| Work accident | 4.2 (3) |
| Diving | 15.5 (11) |
| Sports | 11.3 (8) |
| Medical | 14.1 (10) |
| Fall | 12.7 (9) |
| Paraplegia | 46.5 (33) |
| Quadriplegia | 53.5 (38) |
| Complete lesion | 66.2 (47) |
| Incomplete lesion | 33.8 (24) |
| Mean level of paina | 13.68 (10.47) |
Note: Values given as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
a
Measured by the McGill Pain Questionnaire.