Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients.
| Group I (n = 44) | Group II (n = 44) | p | ||
| Age (year) | 32 (23) | 36.5 (24) | 0.085* | |
| Duration of disease (month) | 3(2) | 3(2) | 0.482* | |
| Sex | Female | 17 | 16 | 0.826** |
| Male | 27 | 28 | ||
| Etiology | Traumatic | 34 | 34 | 0.999** |
| Nontraumatic | 10 | 10 | ||
| Motor | Cervical | 9 | 9 | 0.790** |
| Level | Lumbar | 10 | 9 | |
| Thoracic | 25 | 28 | ||
| Level | Tetraplegia | 9 | 7 | 0.580*** |
| Paraplegia | 35 | 37 | ||
| Asia | Complete | 21 | 18 | |
| Incomplete | 23 | 26 | 0.520** | |
Age and disease duration data were given median (interquartile range) Categorical data were given as frequency numbers * Mann–Whitney U test ** Pearson’s chi-square ***Likelihood ratio chi-square Asia: American Spinal Injury Association