Table 1.
iSCI1 | iSCI2 | iSCI3 | iSCI4 | iSCI5 | iSCI6 | iSCI7 | iSCI8 | iSCI9 | iSCI10 | iSCI11 | iSCI12 | iSCI13 | Mean (SD) | |
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Sex | F | M | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | M | F | M | F | |
Age, yr | 32 | 60 | 43 | 57 | 59 | 55 | 38 | 54 | 56 | 88 | 38 | 51 | 53 | 52.6 (12.9) |
Weight, kg | 49.9 | 109.2 | 47.3 | 102 | 62.3 | 47.5 | 55.6 | 83.3 | 73.7 | 77.2 | 79.9 | 81.9 | 68.9 | 72.2 (19.7) |
Level of injury | C4 | C5 | T6 | C2 | C1 | C5 | T4 | C4 | L5 | C6 | T11 | C3 | C4 | |
Time since injury, yr | 1 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 13.4 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 38.6 | 7.4 (10.1) |
CB&M (/96) | 89 | 70 | 78 | 29 | 3 | 26 | N/A | 27 | 33 | 20 | 63 | 52 | 33 | 40.2 (27.9) |
LE strength (/120)* | 92 | 115 | 102.5 | 88 | 81.5 | 94 | 74.5 | 78.5 | 72.5 | 81.5 | 91 | 97 | 76 | 88.0 (12.3) |
Gait speed without aid, m/s | 1.29 | 1.28 | 1.05 | 0.79 | 0.43 | 0.88 | 0.75 | 0.91 | 0.94 | 0.83 | 1.03 | 1.29 | 0.95 | 0.954 (0.244) |
Usual walking aid | None | None | None | Cane | 4WW | Cane | 4WW | Cane | None | None | None | Poles/4WW | Poles | |
Mini-BESTest score (/28) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 17.1 (7.2) |
Fall history† | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
AB1 | AB2 | AB3 | AB4 | AB5 | AB6 | AB7 | AB8 | AB9 | AB10 | AB11 | AB12 | AB13 | Mean (SD) | |
Sex | F | F | F | M | F | F | M | F | F | F | F | M | F | |
Age, yr | 54 | 57 | 47 | 67 | 59 | 53 | 57 | 84 | 62 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 40 | 57.1 (10.5) |
Weight, kg | 61.9 | 42.3 | 55.5 | 57.4 | 49.6 | 45 | 75.4 | 43.9 | 55.7 | 44.7 | 45.3 | 69.9 | 53.6 | 53.9 (10.4) |
AB, healthy group; C, cervical; CB&M, Community Balance and Mobility Scale; iSCI, incomplete spinal cord injury group; L, lumbar; LE, lower extremity; mini-BESTest, mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test; T, thoracic; 4WW, 4-wheeled walker.
LE strength measured with manual muscle testing of 12 muscles per LE. Maximum score per muscle is 5, resulting in a total score of 120 for 2 LE.
Retrospective falls in the previous 3 mo.