Table 1.
Distribution of participants according to gender and age groups
| Tetraplegia n (%) | Paraplegia n (%) | Controls n (%) | Total n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-28 | Male | 6 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (53.3) | 14 (60.9) |
| Female | 0 (0.0) | 2 (100.0) | 7 (46.7) | 9 (39.1) | |
| Total | 6 (100.0) | 2 (100.0) | 15 (100.0) | 23 (100.0) | |
| 29-39 | Male | 3 (100.0) | 1 (25.0) | 7 (58.3) | 11 (57.9) |
| Female | 0 (0.0) | 3 (75.0) | 5 (41.7) | 8 (42.1) | |
| Total | 3 (100.0) | 4 (100.0) | 12 (100.0) | 19 (100.0) | |
| 40-50 | Male | 5 (100.0) | 9 (100.0) | 11 (68.8) | 25 (83.3) |
| Female | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (31.3) | 5 (16.7) | |
| Total | 5 (100.0) | 9 (100.0) | 16 (100.0) | 30 (100.0) | |
| 51-65 | Male | 5 (71.4) | 7 (87.5) | 6 (46.2) | 18 (64.3) |
| Female | 2 (28.6) | 1 (12.5) | 7 (53.8) | 10 (35.7) | |
| Total | 7 (100.0) | 8 (100.0) | 13 (100.0) | 28 (100.0) | |
| Total | Male | 19 (90.5) | 17 (73.9) | 32 (57.1) | 68 (68.0) |
| Female | 2 (9.5) | 6 (26.1) | 24 (42.9) | 32 (32.0) | |
| Total | 21 (100.0) | 23 (100.0) | 56 (100.0) | 100 (100.0) |