Table 1.
Comparison of psychological variants, functional outcomes between males and females with SCI.
| Variables | Gender | Independent t-test | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | t-value | Df | ||
| BDI | 26.06 ± 7.94 | 35.22 ± 10.08 | 2.3558 | 10.6 | 0.038* |
| STAI-S | 38.25 ± 6.55 | 44.88 ± 8.57 | 2.14 | 10.9 | 0.05* |
| FABQ-PA | 8.83 ± 5.63 | 14.88 ± 7.28 | 2.29 | 10.9 | 0.04* |
| SCIM | 65.51 ± 6.33 | 58 ± 7.43 | − 2.75 | 11.6 | 0.017* |
| WISCI | 9.12 ± 3.68 | 5.66 ± 3.42 | − 2.62 | 13.9 | 0.02* |
*Significant at p ≤ 0.05; WISCI-II: Walking Index of Spinal Cord Injury (WISCI-II); SCIM: Spinal Cord Independence Measure; FABQ-PA: Fear-avoidance belief questionnaire; STAI-S: State trait anxiety inventory; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory.