Table 1. Demographic and clinical patients’ characteristics.
TSCI (n = 102) | NTSCI (n = 72) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||
Sex (male) | 73 (72%) | 42 (58%) | 0.0691 |
Age | 49 (19.8) | 52 (18.6) | 0.2752 |
Smoking | 26 (26%) | 20 (28%) | 0.7361 |
Anatomical level of lesion | |||
Cervical (C1-C7) | 50 (49%) | 29 (40%) | 0.2541 |
Below cervical (T1-S5) | 52 (51%) | 42 (58%) | |
Unknown | 0 | 1 (1%) | |
Length of stay | |||
Weeks | 15,2 (8.4) | 11,8 (7.9) | 0.007*3 |
1n (%), χ2-test. 2Mean (SD), t-test. 3Linear regression, unadjusted.
*indicates significance.