Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics.

Subjects	Age group [years]	AIS (A–D)	Etiology	SCI NLI	Time since injury at admission [days]	Duration of rehabilitation [days]
1	18–25	B	Other	T7	54	80
2	26–30	D	MVA	C5	43	180
3	36–40	A	MVA	T11	24	82
4	51–55	A	Fall	T2	32	191
5	41–45	D	MVA	C5	53	148
6	31–35	B	MVA	C7	55	110
7	31–35	A	Other	T12	19	90
8	71–75	D	Other	C5	26	18
9	31–35	B	MVA	C5	42	99
10	18–25	B	Other	L2	23	73
11	36–40	B	MVA	L3	26	119
12	51–55	D	Fall	C4	50	51
13	18–25	A	MVA	T5	23	69
14	51–55	C	Other	T11	45	77
15	26–30	A	MVA	T6	34	84
16	31–35	B	Other	L3	29	108
17	41–45	D	MVA	T11	27	34
18	61–65	D	Fall	C2	19	55
19	18–25	B	Fall	C5	70	/
20	18–25	D	Other	T5	38	/
21	41–45	C	Other	T11	41	/
22	56–60	B	Fall	T12	35	/
23	31–35	B	Other	T10	37	/
24	26–30	A	Other	T1	31	/
25	46–50	D	Other	L2	28	/
26	56–60	D	Fall	C7	36	/
27	41–45	A	Other	T11	31	/
Median (IQR)	36 (30.5–50.5)				34 (26.5–42.5)	83 (70–109.5)

AIS, American Spinal Cord Injury Association Impairment Scale; A, no sensory or motor function is preserved; B, sensory function is preserved below the level of the injury, but there is no motor function; C, motor function is preserved below the neurological level, and more than half of the key muscles below the neurological level have a muscle grade of < 3; D, motor function is preserved below the neurological level, and at least half of the key muscles below the neurological level have a muscle grade of ≥ 3; C, cervical; F, female; IQR, interquartile range; L, lumbar; M, male; MVA, motor vehicle accident; NLI, neurological level of injury; SCI, spinal cord injury; T, thoracic; yrs, years.