Table 1.

Demographic, injury, and rehabilitation discharge characteristics of the analysis sample (N = 2,256) and excluded sample (N = 574)

	Analysis		Excluded
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
FIM Motor††	53.74	21.67	48.28	22.86
ASIA Motor††	50.78	25.64	48.08	25.64
Rehab Length of Stay(days)‡	48	30 to 77	61	29 to 77
	Count	Percent	Count	Percent
Sex
Male	1762	78.10	454	79.09
Female	494	21.90	120	21.90
Race
Caucasian	1463	64.91	314	54.80
Black	468	20.76	164	28.62
Hispanic	277	12.29	73	12.74
Other	46	2.04	22	3.84
Age†
18–35 years old	984	45.39	277	49.91
35–55 years old	858	39.58	178	32.07
55–70 years old	255	11.76	73	13.15
70+	71	3.27	27	4.86
Marital Status†
Married	873	38.75	186	32.57
Not Married	1380	61.25	385	67.43
Education†
Less than HS	422	19.63	143	28.15
HS/GED	1345	62.56	294	57.87
More than HS	383	17.81	71	13.98
Employment†
Employed	1509	68.37	336	60.65
Unemployed	308	13.96	118	21.30
Other	390	17.67	100	18.05
Cause of Injury
Vehicular	1149	50.98	241	41.99
Falls/Flying or Falling Objects	544	24.13	159	27.70
Sports/Recreational Vehicles/Pedestrians	218	9.67	45	7.84
Violence/Medical Surgical/Other	343	15.22	129	22.47
Place of Residence††
Private	2033	90.28	459	80.81
Hospital/Nursing Home	184	8.17	101	17.78
Other	35	1.55	8	1.41
Bladder Management††
Indwelling Catheter	348	15.70	135	24.28
ICP	1380	62.27	309	55.58
Voiding	333	15.03	78	14.03
Catheter-Free	65	2.93	13	2.34
None	90	4.06	21	3.78
Mechanical Ventilation††
Yes (Any)	67	3.01	29	5.12
No	2159	96.99	537	94.88
ASIA Impairment††
Complete	994	45.83	247	46.00
Incomplete	1175	54.17	290	54.00
Neurological Impairment††
Tetraplegia	1192	54.78	322	59.85
Paraplegia	984	45.22	216	40.15

^†indicates pre-injury,

^††indicates rehabilitation discharge,

^‡indicates variable described by median and interquartile range.