Table 1.
Individual and mean demographics, lower extremity motor scores (LEMS) of the subject's stronger leg, ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) scores, and blood pressure pre- and post-administration of acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH). Asterisk * indicates significant differences at P < 0.05 compared with pre-AIH
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| ID | Sex | Age | Injury level | Time since injury (years) | LEMS | AIS Score | Pre AIH | Post AIH | Pre AIH | Post AIH |
| S01 | M | 51 | C5 | 18 | 19 | D | 112/78 | 113/51 | 116/74 | 103/76 |
| S02 | M | 65 | C4 | 10 | 21 | D | 129/88 | 113/81 | 119/76 | 117/68 |
| S03 | F | 44 | T6 | 14 | 24 | D | 110/81 | 113/83 | 108/80 | 122/86 |
| S04 | M | 42 | C5 | 16 | 22 | D | 112/79 | 93/64 | 106/77 | 94/71 |
| S05 | M | 55 | C2 | 7 | 20 | D | 116/84 | 106/83 | 113/82 | 102/75 |
| S06 | M | 49 | C5 | 2 | 23 | D | 119/85 | 130/84 | 110/77 | 101/73 |
| S07 | M | 66 | T12 | 2 | 20 | D | 144/101 | 113/78 | 121/74 | 129/83 |
| S08 | M | 49 | C5 | 3 | 22 | D | 139/90 | 114/82 | 139/95 | 132/94 |
| S09 | M | 72 | C5 | 2 | 19 | D | 134/80 | 128/76 | 112/67 | 115/66 |
| S10 | M | 28 | C6 | 3 | 18 | D | 122/74 | 105/67 | 148/81 | 131/84 |
| Mean | 52.1 | 7.7 | 20.8 | 124/84 | 113*/75* | 119/78 | 115/78 | |||
| SD | 13.1 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 12/8 | 11/11 | 14/7 | 14/9 | |||