Table 1. Characteristics of the SCI and AMP groups and their relative sub-groups.
| SCI (n = 24) |
TETRA (n = 12) |
PARA (n = 12) |
AMP (n = 18) |
AKA (n = 11) |
ABK (n = 7) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age (y) | 40.04 | 9.95 | 36.75 | 10.22 | 43.33 | 8.90 | 34.39 | 9.19 | 34.91 | 10.22 | 33.57 | 7.98 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.07 | 4.01 | 22.94 | 4.54 | 23.20 | 3.59 | 22.48 | 2.06 | 21.72 | 2.11 | 23.68 | 1.39 |
| DOI (y) | 15.75 | 8.58 | 12.83 | 6.66 | 18.67 | 9.55 | 12.00 | 9.49 | 11.45 | 8.86 | 12.86 | 11.08 |
| Experience (y) | 9.92 | 6.86 | 7.33 | 4.79 | 12.50 | 7.80 | 6.89 | 7.10 | 6.82 | 8.06 | 7.00 | 5.89 |
| Training (h/w) | 6.08 | 2.45 | 5.83 | 2.21 | 6.33 | 2.74 | 4.92 | 1.73 | 4.73 | 1.74 | 5.21 | 1.82 |
Note:
SCI, athletes with spinal cord injury; TETRA, athletes with SCI at the cervical level; PARA, athletes with SCI at the thoracic/lumbar level; AMP, athletes with lower limb amputation; AKA, athletes with above-knee amputation; BKA, athletes with below-knee amputation or with amputation through the knee; y, years; BMI, Body Mass Index; DOI, duration of injury; Training, amount of training; h/w, hours per week.