Table 1. Demographic and injury characteristics (N = 203).
Characteristics | Mean (SD) [range] or n (%) |
---|---|
Mean age at injury, years | 40.97 (16.14) [17 to 88] |
Mean days post injury | 53.42 (40.72), [3 to 279] |
Male gender | 160 (78.8) |
Race | 173 (85.2) |
Caucasian | 15 (7.4) |
African American | 8 (3.9) |
Native American | 4 (2.0) |
Asian | 3 (1.5) |
Other | |
Level of injury | 130 (64.0) |
Cervical | 73 (36.0) |
Thoracic and below | |
Etiology of injury | |
Falls | 71 (35.0) |
Vehicular crash | 68 (33.5) |
Recreation | 31 (15.3) |
Violence | 18 (8.9) |
Surgical complications | 12 (5.9) |
Pedestrian | 3 (1.5) |