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. 2013 Sep;36(5):463–475. doi: 10.1179/2045772313Y.0000000145

Table 2.

Demographic characteristics by group

Total
T
HP
LP
Number of subjects, n (%) 277 (100%)
151 (55%)
44 (16%)
82 (30%)
Age (mean years ± SD) 63 ± 14 62 ± 13 66 ± 16 65 ± 13 1,2
 <50 (n, %) 44 16% 25 17% 10 23% 9 11% 2,3
 50–64 (n, %) 108 39% 67 44% 9 20% 32 39%
 65–74 (n, %) 65 23% 33 22% 9 20% 23 28%
 ≥75 (n, %) 70 22% 36 17% 16 36% 18 22%
Males (n, %) 271 98% 150 99% 42 96% 79 96%
Race (n, %)
 White (n, %) 141 59.7 77 59.7 24 57.1 40 61.5
 Black (n, %) 95 39.8 52 39.5 18 42.9 25 38.5
BMI (kg/m2) 26.4 ± 5.4 26.6 ± 5.4 26.3 ± 5.9 26.0 ± 5.1
 Underweight (<19) 13 6% 7 6% 3 8% 3 4%
 Normal (19–24.9) 93 37% 45 35% 14 35% 34 46%
 Overweight (25–29.9) 84 35% 44 35% 16 40% 24 32%
 Obese (≥30) 51 22% 31 24% 7 18% 13 18%
SCI/D type (n, %)
 Trauma 206 73% 119 78% 24 52% 63 76%
Duration of injury (year ± SD) 18 ± 15 16 ± 15 19 ± 20 20 ± 15
Number of outpatient visits ± SD 149 ± 108 153.8 145.1 142.3
Number of inpatient admissions ± SD 5 ± 5 5.3 6.1 4.0 3

1, T vs. HP; 2, T vs. LP; 3, HP vs. LP; P < 0.05.