Table 1.
Demographics and clinical characteristics.
| Characteristics (%) | N = 104 |
|---|---|
| Age (years, range) | 48.7 ± 17.5 (15–84) |
| Male/female | 78/26 (75.0/25.0) |
| Aetiology of spinal cord injury | |
| Trauma | 94 (90.4) |
| Vascular | 4 (3.8) |
| Tumour | 3 (2.9) |
| Infection | 3 (2.9) |
| Tetraplegia/paraplegia | 65/39 (62.5/37.5) |
| AIS A/B/C/D | 21/7/30/46 (20.2/6.7/28.8/44.2) |
| Complete/Incomplete | 21/83 (20.2/79.8) |
| Disease duration (day, range) | 97.4 ± 139.2 (7–993) |
| Acute/subacute/chronic | 14/42/48 (13.5/40.4/46.2) |
| Acute (tetraplegia/paraplegia) | 9/5 (64.3/35.7) |
| Subacute (tetraplegia/paraplegia) | 30/15 (66.7/33.3) |
| Chronic (tetraplegia/paraplegia) | 26/19 (57.8/42.2) |
| Height (cm, range) | 168.3 ± 8.8 (129–186) |
| Body weight (kg, range) | 64.6 ± 11.4 (24–95) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2, range) | 22.7 ± 3.2 (13.9–33.4) |
Values are mean ± standard deviation. (% or range).
AIS, ASIA Impairment Scale.