Table 1.

Pertinent physical characteristics of Paralympic athletes (PAthl) with locomotor impairments (Mean ± SD).

Variable	SCI (N = 19)	AMP (N = 9) PM (N = 5) AMP/PM (N = 14)	Probability (P) level
Age (years)	36.8 ± 4.50	AMP 31.8 ± 7.26 PM 45.0 ± 4.24 AMP/PM 36.5 ± 9.01	SCI vs. AMP (p = 0.03) SCI vs. PM (p = 0.001) SCI vs. AMP/PM (p = 0.904)
Height (cm)	178.9 ± 8.59	AMP 178.5 ± 7.52 PM 168.0 ± 12.47 AMP/PM 174.1 ± 10.47	SCI vs. AMP (p = 0.906) SCI vs. PM (p = 0.032) SCI vs. AMP/PM (p = 0.223)
Body mass (kg)	70.7 ± 10.1	AMP 68.2 ± 9.9 PM 71.0 ± 11.31 AMP/PM 69.2 ± 10.09	SCI vs. AMP (p = 0.213) SCI vs. PM (p = 0.720) SCI vs. AMP/PM (p = 0.794)
Injury time period (years)	17.4 ± 7.5	AMP 16.4 ± 7.30 PM 43.2 ± 3.70 AMP/PM 25.8 ± 14.89	SCI vs. AMP (p = 0.127) SCI vs. PM (p < 0.001) SCI vs. AMP/PM (p = 0.04)

SCI, PAthl with spinal cord injury; AMP/PM, PA with amputation/poliomyelitis; PM, poliomyelitis.