Table 1. Characteristics of spinal cord injured participants.
Lesion level | AIS | Age[years] | Height [cm] | Weight [kg] | Time since injury [years] | VO2peak [ml/min/kg] | |
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Paraplegic participants | |||||||
1 | Th 10 | A | 32 | 183 | 73 | 16 | 38.4 |
2 | Th 11 | A | 55 | 174 | 72 | 25 | 38.9 |
3 | Th 11 | A | 59 | 178 | 80 | 41 | 19.5 |
4 | Th 12 | A | 22 | 185 | 63 | 4 | 29.3 |
5 | L 1 | A | 26 | 150 | 64 | 26 | 30.6 |
6 | L 1 | A | 32 | 175 | 76 | 8 | 33.1 |
7 | L 1 | A | 35 | 165 | 63 | 35 | 48.8 |
8 | L 1 | A | 48 | 185 | 80 | 26 | 35.7 |
9 | L 4 | A | 44 | 176 | 78 | 23 | 39.7 |
Median | 43 [22; 59] | 176 [150;185] | 73 [63; 80] | 25 [4; 41] | 35.7 [19.5; 48.8] | ||
Tetraplegic participants | |||||||
1 | C 5 | A | 23 | 188 | 85 | 5 | 13.4 |
2 | C 5 | A | 43 | 176 | 80 | 3 | 11.5 |
3 | C 5 | A | 65 | 190 | 75 | 37 | 16.3 |
4 | C 6 | A | 31 | 180 | 60 | 12 | 13.6 |
5 | C 6 | A | 56 | 170 | 74 | 45 | 8.6 |
6 | C 7 | A | 31 | 190 | 80 | 14 | 14.8 |
7 | C 7 | A | 40 | 168 | 60 | 7 | 15.3 |
Median | 40 [24; 65] | 180 [168; 190] | 75 [60; 80] | 12 [3; 45] | 13.6 [8.6; 16.3] |
Data presented as median [minimum; maximum]; AIS = American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale; SCI = spinal cord injury; VO2peak = peak oxygen consumption, Th = thoracic; C = cervical; L = lumbar