Table 3. Determinants of the SCIM III.
| Determinant | N | SCIM total Mean (SD) | T | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Age | ||||
| <55 years | 175 | 54.6 (18.9) | 0.4 | .662 |
| ≥55 years | 51 | 55.8 (17.1) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 172 | 54.4 (18.8) | 0.6 | .562 |
| Female | 54 | 56.1 (17.5) | ||
| Education | ||||
| High | 87 | 55.6 (19.3) | –0.5 | .623 |
| Low | 128 | 54.3 (17.9) | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Partner | 135 | 52.2 (19.1) | 1.6 | .100 |
| No partner | 79 | 56.5 (18.0) | ||
| Injury characteristics | ||||
| Cause of injury | ||||
| Non-traumatic | 14 | 51.8 (19.6) | 0.6 | .522 |
| Traumatic | 212 | 55.1 (18.4) | ||
| Level of injury | ||||
| Paraplegia | 141 | 65.3 (7.8) | –13.4 | <.001 |
| Tetraplegia | 85 | 37.5 (18.1) | ||
| Comorbidities | ||||
| No | 123 | 53.4 (19.6) | 1.5 | .144 |
| One or more | 102 | 56.9 (16.7) | ||
| Waist circumference | ||||
| m < 102; f < 88 | 116 | 59.5 (16.4) | –3.4 | .001 |
| m ≥ 102; f ≥ 88 | 92 | 51.0 (18.9) | ||
| Mental Health | ||||
| MHI-5 ≥ 60 | 186 | 55.7 (18.1) | –1.6 | .110 |
| MHI-5 < 60 | 26 | 49.5 (20.3) | ||
| SHCs | ||||
| Musculoskeletal pain | ||||
| No | 87 | 53.1 (19.7) | 1.1 | .280 |
| Yes | 139 | 55.9 (17.6) | ||
| Neuropathic pain | ||||
| No | 124 | 55.7 (17.7) | –0.8 | .427 |
| Yes | 102 | 53.8 (19.4) | ||
| Problematic spasticity | ||||
| No | 133 | 56.2 (17.9) | –1.3 | .206 |
| Yes | 93 | 53.0 (19.2) | ||
| Urinary tract infections | ||||
| No | 147 | 55.4 (18.3) | –0.6 | .560 |
| Yes | 79 | 53.9 (18.8) | ||
| Pressure ulcers | ||||
| No | 150 | 56.1 (17.8) | –1.5 | .140 |
| Yes | 76 | 52.3 (19.5) | ||
| NHO | ||||
| No | 163 | 54.7 (18.5) | 0.2 | .828 |
| Yes | 63 | 55.3 (18.5) | ||
| Hypotension | ||||
| No | 180 | 56.3 (17.9) | –2.3 | .024 |
| Yes | 46 | 49.4 (19.8) | ||
| AD | ||||
| No | 181 | 56.6 (18.0) | –2.9 | .004 |
| Yes | 45 | 47.8 (18.9) | ||
| Pneumonia | ||||
| No | 204 | 55.0 (18.3) | –1.4 | .171 |
| Yes | 13 | 47.7 (22.2) | ||
| SHC sum-score (0–9) | ||||
| <4 | 141 | 56.8 (17.9) | –2.5 | .014 |
| ≥4 | 76 | 50.3 (19.2) | ||
SCIM, Spinal Cord Independence Measure; SHC, secondary health condition; NHO, neurogenic heterotopic ossification; AD, autonomic dysreflexia, m, male; f, female; MHI-5, Mental Health Index.