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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Neurol Phys Ther. 2015 Jan;39(1):23–30. doi: 10.1097/NPT.0000000000000062

Table 1.

Demographic and baseline characteristics of the participants (SCI Group and Neurologically Healthy Adults).

Subject Characteristics SCI Group Healthy adults
Age (years) 46.7±12.0 33.7±7
Gender 1 female, 10 males 4 females, 6 males
Post-injury (years) 6.6±8.2 N/A
Injury Level C6 (median) N/A
AIS D(6), C(5) N/A
JTT-t (time) 267±216 31±4
JTT-nt (time) 177±202 29±3
Pinch-t (kg) 1.7±1.5 8.6±1.7
Pinch-nt (kg) 4.4±2.8 8.7±1.9
Grasp-t (kg) 2.3±2.1 29.1±10.4
Grasp-nt (kg) 4.8±2.3 34.0±10.8
Resting Motor Threshold (%MSO) 0.62±0.1 0.57±0.1
Active Motor Threshold (%MSO) 0.50±0.1 0.39±0.09
AUC 1.3±1.7 4.6±2.6

AIS=American Spinal Cord Injury Impairment Scale; JTT-t=Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test, trained hand; JTT-nt=Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test, non-trained hand; Pinch-t=Pinch force, trained hand; Pinch-nt=Pinch force, non-trained hand; Grasp-t=Grasp force, trained hand; Grasp-nt=Grasp force, non-trained hand; MSO=maximum stimulator output of TMS device (2Tesla); AUC=area under the curve of input-output curves acquired with transcranial magnetic stimulation.