Table I.
Demographic and rehabilitation-related sample characteristics by major injury subgroup (total N = 13 798)
| TBI | Quadriplegia | Paraplegia | Other | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at the start of rehabilitation, mean (SD) | 16.0 (2.1) | 16.6 (1.4) | 16.5 (1.6) | 16.3 (1.9) | <.0001 |
| 7-9 y, % | 2.53 | 0.42 | 0.8 | 1.9 | <.0001 |
| 10-12 y, % | 4.34 | 0.74 | 1.61 | 3.11 | |
| 13-15 y, % | 20.09 | 17.76 | 17.28 | 15.8 | |
| 16-18 y, % | 73.05 | 81.08 | 80.31 | 79.19 | |
| Sex | <.0001 | ||||
| Male | 69.96 | 77.7 | 73.73 | 58.38 | |
| Female | 30.04 | 22.3 | 26.27 | 41.62 | |
| Race/ethnicity | <.0001 | ||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 72.87 | 65.05 | 53.07 | 75.86 | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 11.29 | 18.49 | 25.96 | 10.17 | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 11.78 | 12.26 | 16.79 | 9.96 | |
| Other | 4.07 | 4.19 | 4.18 | 4.01 | |
| Primary payer | <.0001 | ||||
| Private | 69.19 | 65.54 | 55.63 | 70.7 | |
| Public | 21.88 | 25.16 | 31.91 | 21.43 | |
| Other | 8.92 | 9.3 | 12.46 | 7.87 | |
| Admission to rehabilitation from | <.0001 | ||||
| Acute unit of another facility | 56.39 | 53.54 | 57.32 | 57.87 | |
| Acute unit of own facility | 38.65 | 41.27 | 38.75 | 39.3 | |
| Other | 4.96 | 5.18 | 3.94 | 2.83 | |
| Discharge living setting | <.0001 | ||||
| Home | 90.01 | 82.56 | 87.38 | 90.34 | |
| Acute or subacute care | 8.27 | 12.16 | 8.84 | 7.97 | |
| Rehabilitation facility | 1.11 | 4.86 | 3.22 | 1.24 | |
| Died | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | |
| Other | 0.56 | 0.42 | 0.56 | 0.43 |