Table 2.
Demographics and clinical characteristics, N=206
| Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|
| Demographic Characteristics | |
| Sex | |
| Female | 8 (3.9) |
| Male | 198 (96.1) |
| Age, mean(sd) | 60.2 (11.4) |
| <50 | 31 (15.0) |
| 50-64 | 114 (55.3) |
| 65+ | 61 (29.6) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 161 (78.2) |
| Black | 24 (11.7) |
| Other | 12 (5.8) |
| Unknown | 9 (4.4) |
| Marital status | |
| Not married | 106 (51.5) |
| Married | 77 (37.4) |
| Unknown | 23 (11.2) |
| Education | |
| High school or less | 70 (34.0) |
| Any college | 51 (24.8) |
| Other | 11 (5.3) |
| Unknown | 74 (35.9) |
| Employment status | |
| Currently working | 13 (6.3) |
| Not currently working | 132 (64.1) |
| Unknown | 61 (29.6) |
| SCI Characteristics | |
| Level of injury | |
| Tetraplegia | 110 (53.4) |
| Paraplegia | 80 (38.8) |
| Unknown | 16 (7.8) |
| ASIA score | |
| A | 92 (44.7) |
| B | 32 (15.5) |
| C | 24 (11.7) |
| Unknown | 58 (28.2) |
| Duration (years) | |
| Less than10 | 39 (18.9) |
| 10–19 | 40 (19.4) |
| 20 or more | 106 (51.5) |
| Unknown | 21 (10.2) |
| Charlson score, mean (sd) | 1.8 (1.2) |
| Co-Morbid Conditions | |
| Illness burden | |
| Diabetes | 56 (27.2) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 26 (12.6) |
| Tumor | 14 (6.8) |
| Renal disease | 13 (6.3) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 12 (5.8) |
| Congestive heart failure | 10 (4.9) |
| Myocardial infarction | 9 (4.4) |
| Liver disease | 3 (1.5) |
| Dementia | 2 (1.0) |
| Ulcer | 2 (1.0) |
| Advanced liver disease | 1 (0.5) |
| Pressure ulcer | |
| At annual evaluation | 78 (37.9) |
| At index admission | 74 (35.9) |
| Smoking status | |
| Former/never | 125 (60.7) |
| Current | 56 (27.2) |
| Unknown | 25 (12.1) |