Table 2.
Characteristics of sample stratified by inferred mobility status
| IMS n = 1,409 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMS-PWC n = 84 (5.96%) | IMS-MWC-LEO n = 86 (6.10%) | IMS-MWC n = 95 (6.74%) | IMS-W n = 223 (15.83%) | IMS-NAD n = 921 (65.37%) | |
| Demographics | Mean (±SD) | ||||
| Age | 41.32 (±16.56) | 35.57 (±15.37) | 38.80 (±16.23) | 47.38 (±14.74) | 43.67 (±14.88) |
| Index hospitalization | |||||
| Length of stay (days) | 27.30 (±23.49) | 16.83 (±15.26) | 17.20 (±17.38) | 9.25 (±8.52) | 7.60 (±16.13) |
| Total net cost | $212,881 (±170,013) | $133,755 (±124,180) | $119,524 (±107,214) n (%) | $69,585 (±80,058) | $58,385 (±118,834) |
| Females sex | 17 (20.24) | 27 (31.40) | 30 (31.58) | 87 (39.01) | 292 (31.70) |
| Cervical lesion | 69 (82.14) | 29 (33.72) | 47 (49.47) | 132 (59.19) | 686 (74.48) |
| Trach. or mechanical ventilation | 17 (20.24) | 4 (4.65) | 11 (11.58) | 7 (3.14) | 42 (4.56) |
| Spinal surgery | 61 (72.62) | 60 (69.77) | 60 (63.16) | 123 (55.16) | 451(48.97) |
| Wheelchair | |||||
| Power wheelchair | 80 (95.24) | 1 (1.16) | 4 (4.21) | 6 (2.69) | 0 (0.00) |
| Manual wheelchair | 2 (2.38) | 85 (98.84) | 95 (100.00) | 42 (18.83) | 0 (0.00) |
| Ambulation devices | |||||
| Cane | 0 (0.00) | 1 (1.16) | 9 (9.47) | 12 (5.38) | 27 (2.93) |
| Crutches | 0 (0.00) | 7 (8.14) | 2 (2.11) | 5 (2.24) | 8 (0.87) |
| Walker | 3 (3.57) | 19 (22.09) | 0 (0.00) | 223 (100.00) | 0 (0.00) |
| Transfer assistance | |||||
| Transfer board | 19 (22.62) | 51 (59.30) | 0 (0.00) | 5 (2.24) | 5 (0.54) |
| Lift | 54 (64.29) | 9 (10.47) | 4 (4.21) | 3 (1.35) | 6 (0.65) |
| Lower extremity orthotics | 9 (10.71) | 58 (67.44) | 0 (0.00) | 24 (10.76) | 32 (3.47) |
| D/C from index hospitalization with healthcare services | 68 (80.95) | 69 (80.23) | 72 (75.79) | 127 (56.95) | 280 (30.40) |
| Rehabilitation post-SCI | 82 (97.62) | 84 (97.67) | 88 (92.63) | 202 (90.58) | 673 (73.07) |
| MDD diagnosis post-SCI | |||||
| New-onset | 44 (52.38) | 37 (43.02) | 28 (29.47) | 52 (23.32) | 133 (14.44) |
| New-onset or recurring | 52 (61.90) | 40 (46.51) | 41 (43.16) | 79 (35.43) | 220 (23.89) |
| Time to MDD diagnosis post-SCI | Median | ||||
| New-onset (days) | 97.50 | 57.00 | 74.50 | 80.00 | 96.00 |
| New-onset or recurring (days) | 98.00 | 57.00 | 71.00 | 65.00 | 68.50 |
Abbreviations: Trach., tracheostomy; D/C, discharge.