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. 2020 May 7;11:388. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00388

Table 1.

Respondent characteristics.

Characteristic Statistic N = 210
Country; n (%)
  France 29 (14)
  Germany 26 (12)
  Italy 30 (14)
  United Kingdom 20 (10)
  United States of America 105 (50)
Sex; n (%)
  Female 99 (47)
  Male 111 (53)
Employment status; n (%) N = 207*
  Full time 76 (38)
  Part time due to spasticity 72 (35)
  Part time (not due to spasticity) 10 (5)
  Do not work due to spasticity 32 (16)
  Do not work (not due to spasticity) 15 (8)
  Student 2 (1)
Age (years); mean [95% CI] 47.2 [45.9, 48.5]
Age category; n (%)
  <40 years old 39 (19)
  41–50 years old 110 (52)
  51–60 years old 48 (23)
 >60 years old 13 (6)
Age at time of event (years); mean [95% CI] 42.7 [41.3, 44.2]
Etiology; mean [95% CI]
  Stroke 45.3 [43.3, 47.4]
  TBI 40.6 [37.5, 43.7]
  SCI 40.8 [38.6, 43.0]
Time since event (years); mean [95% CI] 4.6 [3.8, 5.4]
Time category; n (%)
  <2 years 44 (21)
  2–5 years 118 (57)
  6–10 years 26 (12)
 >10 years 19 (9)
  Do not remember 3 (1)
Symptoms experienced in past year; n (%)
  Muscle stiffness/rigidity 148 (70)
  Muscle spasms 132 (63)
  Muscle pain 108 (51)
  Unwanted movements of the affected limb 86 (41)
  Difficulties moving my leg, falling, tripping, loss of balance 104 (50)
  Difficulties moving my arm/hand, extending my arm, opening my hand 82 (39)
Currently receiving BoNT-A; n (%) 203 (97)
  AbobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport) 41 (20)
  IncobotulinumtoxinA (Xeomin) 44 (21)
  OnabotulinumtoxinA (Botox) 112 (53)
  BoNT-A product unknown N = 6 (3)
  No (stopped in past 12 months) 7 (3)
Time since first BoNT-A injection
  <2 years 102 (48)
  2–5 years 88 (42)
 >5 years 12 (6)
  Do not remember 8 (4)
Injected limbs; n (%)
  1 Upper limb only 53 (25)
  Both upper limbs 37 (18)
  1 Lower limb only 42 (20)
  Both lower limbs 42 (20)
  One side (upper and lower limbs) 31 (15)
  Diagonal (upper and lower limbs) 4 (2)
 ≥2 Limbs 1 (0)
*

Employment status for respondents > 65 years old was not analyzed.