TABLE 3.
Characteristics of the participants in organized sports
| Participating (n = 33) | Not Participating (n = 116) | P | |
| Demographics | |||
| Age, mean ± SD, yrs | 48.5 ± 10.3 | 49.8 ± 10.49 | 0.53a |
| Age, range, yrs | 27.1–64.1 | 24.0–64.7 | |
| ≤55 | 23 (69.7) | 71 (61.2) | 0.37b |
| >55 | 10 (30.7) | 45 (38.8) | |
| Duration of injury, mean ± SD, yrs | 19.5 ± 11.8 | 18.9 ± 11.5 | 0.80a |
| Duration of injury, range, yrs | 1.7–40.8 | 1.6–61.1 | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 30 (90.9) | 93 (80.2) | 0.15b |
| Female | 3 (9.1) | 23 (19.8) | |
| Level of education | |||
| High school or lower | 12 (36.4) | 32 (27.6) | 0.33b |
| More than high school | 21 (63.6) | 84 (72.4) | |
| BMI, mean ± SD, kg/m2 | 26.3 | 26.6 | 0.80a |
| Normal, <25 | 16 (48.5) | 51 (44.0) | 0.71b |
| Overweight, 25–29 | 7 (21.2) | 33 (28.5) | |
| Obese, ≥30 | 10 (30.3) | 32 (27.6) | |
| Severity of injury | |||
| Motor complete | 23 (69.7) | 64 (55.2) | 0.13b |
| Motor incomplete | 10 (30.3) | 52 (44.8) | |
| Mode of mobility | |||
| Motorized wheelchair | 2 (6.9) | 27 (23.3) | 0.006b |
| Hand-propelled wheelchair | 28 (84.8) | 51 (43.9) | |
| Walk with aid | 2 (9.5) | 19 (16.4) | |
| Walk independently | 1 (5.0) | 19 (16.4) |
Values are presented as number (percentage) unless otherwise indicated.
a
t test.
b
χ2 test.