Table 2. Demographic, injury, and other patient characteristics (N = 280).
| Characteristic | Mean (SD) or % |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Mean (SD) years | 58.13 (13.02) |
| Median | 59 |
| Range | 24 to 90 |
| Years since SCI | |
| Mean (SD) years | 16.94 (13.30) |
| Median | 13 |
| Range | 1 to 67 |
| Age at SCI | |
| Mean (SD) years | 41.19 (15.13) |
| Median | 40 |
| Range | 19 to 84 |
| Sex (% male) | 96.1% |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White/Caucasian | 48.2% |
| Black/African American | 46.4% |
| Other | 2.2% |
| Unknown/Declined to Answer | 3.3% |
| Married† | 49.3% |
| College graduate† | 29.2% |
| Employed† | 14.4% |
| VA Service Connected Disability | |
| 70–100% | 55.0% |
| 30–60% | 5.0% |
| 0–20% | 2.9% |
| None | 37.1% |
| SCI Etiology (% traumatic) | 70.0% |
| Level of Injury | |
| High tetraplegia (C1–C4) | 26.1% |
| Low tetraplegia (C5–C8) | 32.5% |
| Paraplegia | 41.4% |
| ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) | |
| A | 30.1% |
| B | 9.1% |
| C | 9.4% |
| D | 51.4% |
| SF-8™ Health Survey: Physical Component Summary | 39.25 (11.20) |
| Average or greater | 31.9% |
| Requires further investigation | 13.8% |
| Impaired functioning | 54.2% |
| SF-8™ Health Survey: Mental Component Summary | 49.58 (11.43) |
| Average or greater | 70.8% |
| Requires further investigation | 11.2% |
| Impaired functioning | 18.1% |
†n=138.