Table 2.
Sample characteristics
| Characteristic | Total Sample (n = 40) | Manual Wheelchair-users (n = 26) | Power Wheelchair-users (n = 14) |
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| Age (years±SD) | 62.2 ± 7.6 | 61.0 ± 5.6 | 62.8 ± 8.5 |
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| Sex (men) n (%) | 28 (70.0) | 17 (65.0) | 11 (79.0) |
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| Married/common-law n (%) | 21 (52.5) | 15 (57.7) | 6 (42.8) |
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| Time using the wheelchair (years±SD) | 20.2 ± 12.3 | 19.1 ± 12.5 | 22.2 ± 12.1 |
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| Diagnosis n (%) | |||
| Spinal Cord Injury | 23 (57.5) | 15 (57.7) | 8 (57.1) |
| Amputation | 3 (7.5) | 3 (11.5) | 0 (0.0) |
| Multiple Sclerosis | 5 (12.5) | 3 (11.5) | 2 (14.3) |
| Other | 7 (17.5) | 5 (19.2) | 4 (28.6) |
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| Education level n (%) | |||
| Elementary school | 5 (12.5) | 5 (19.2) | 0 (0.0) |
| High school | 18 (45.0) | 11 (42.3) | 7 (50.0) |
| College | 8 (20.0) | 5 (19.2) | 3 (21.4) |
| University | 6 (15.0) | 4 (15.4) | 2 (14.3) |
| Post-graduate | 3 (7.5) | 1 (3.8) | 2 (14.3) |
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| Employment status n (%) | |||
| Full time job | 6 (15.0) | 5 (19.2) | 1 (7.2) |
| Part-time | 2 (5.0) | 1 (3.8) | 1 (7.2) |
| Unemployed | 13 (32.5) | 8 (30.8) | 5 (35.7) |
| Retired | 19 (47.5) | 12 (46.2) | 7 (50.0) |
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| Daily time spent using the wheelchair n (%) | |||
| ≥11 hours | 29 (72.5) | 17 (65.4) | 12 (85.7) |
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| Days between testing (days±SD) | 10.8 ± 7.7 | 10.2 ± 6.2 | 12.0 ± 10.0 |