Table 1.

Participant characteristics by group.

	Group
	Able-bodied	Paraplegia	Tetraplegia
Sex (M/F)	8/0	7/1	7/1
Age (years)	21 (3)	47 (15)a	31 (7)
Height (m)	1.85 (0.07)	1.78 (0.05)	1.76 (0.11)
Body mass (kg)	79.4 (7.7)	74.5 (10.7)	68.3 (11.5)
Neurological level of injury	–	T4-L2	C5–C7
AIS	–	A = 4, C = 3, D = 1	A = 6, C = 2
Time since injury (years)	–	15 (19)	13 (7)

Data are presented as mean (standard deviation).

AIS American spinal injury association Impairment Scale.

^aSignificantly greater than other groups, P < 0.05.