TABLE I -.
Study participant demographics
| Group I PrI | Group II No PrI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIS = American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale; PrI = pressure injury. | |||||
| N | 29 | 18 | 12 | ||
| Age at injury | Range | 22-75 | 22-71 | ||
| Mean | 46.3 | 50.2 | |||
| Age at study | Range | 33-81 | 30-74 | ||
| Mean | 57.5 | 57.6 | |||
| Sex | Male | 16 | 89% | 11 | 92% |
| Female | 2 | 11% | 1 | 8% | |
| Duration of injury | Range | 9 mo-46 y | 1 mo–34 y | ||
| Mean | 13.8 y | 7.5 y | |||
| Neurological level | Above T6 | 12 | 67% | 9 | 75% |
| Below T6 | 6 | 33% | 3 | 25% | |
| ASIA Level | Complete (AIS = A) | 7 | 39% | 2 | 17% |
| Incomplete (AIS = B,C,D) | 11 | 61% | 10 | 83% | |