Table 1.
Participant Demographic and Injury Information
Demographic and injury information | |
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Sample size (n) | 287 |
Age (years) | 49.2 ± 13.2 |
Time post-injury (years) | 17.1 ± 12.9 |
Injury level (%) | |
Cervical | 45 |
Thoracic | 45 |
Lumbar | 9 |
Sacral | 1 |
Injury completeness (%) | |
Complete | 30 |
Incomplete | 70 |
Cardiovascular risk (%) | |
At or above T7 (at risk) | 57 |
Below T7 (not at risk) | 43 |
Where applicable, data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Individuals were considered to be at risk of cardiovascular abnormalities (autonomic dysreflexia, orthostatic hypotension, and cardiac arrhythmia) if their self-reported injury level was at or above T7.