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. 2021 Jun 1;45(5):681–690. doi: 10.1080/10790268.2021.1922230

Table 2.

Demographics and clinical characteristics of participants.

Variables Total participants (N = 175)
Sex n (%)  
Male 122 (69.7%)
Female 53 (30.3%)
Age at the moment of online assessment Mean(SD) 55 (14)
Age ranges at the moment of online assessment n,%  
18–30 6 (3.4%)
31–45 38 (21.7%)
46–60 68 (38.9%)
61–75 49 (28.0%)
76+ 14 (8.0%)
Time (in days) since lockdown (March 14th) to online assessment, Mean (SD) 160 (48)
Time (in years) since closest in-person assessment to lockdown (March 14th), Mean (SD) 2.1 (1.7)
Time (in years) since closest in-person assessment to lockdown (March 14th), n %  
0.5–1.00 13 (7.4%)
1.01–1.5 63 (36.0%)
1.51–2.00 66 (37.7%)
2.01–3.00 5 (2.9%)
more than 3 years 28 (16.0%)
Time (in years) since injury to online assessment, Mean (SD) 21 (12)
Time since injury to online assessment, n %  
< 1 year 0
1–5 12 (6.9%)
6–10 26 (14.9%)
11–15 24 (13.7%)
16–20 31 (17.7%)
21–25 18 (10.3%)
26–30 26 (14.9%)
31–45 32 (18.3%)
46+ 6 (3.4%)
Age at injury in years, Mean (SD) 33 (17)
Time (in years) between assessment points, Mean (SD) 2.5 (1.6)
Time (in years) between assessment points, n %  
1.00–1.50 11 (6.3%)
1.51–2.00 79 (45.1%)
2.01–3.00 54 (30.9%)
more than 3 years 31 (17.7%)
AIS (ASIA) n, %  
A 86 (50.0%)
B 18 (10.5%)
C 23 (13.4%)
D 45 (26.2%)
Origen of lesion  
Medical 68 (38.9%)
Traumatic 107 (61.1%)
Level of lesion  
Complete 78 (44.6%)
Incomplete 97 (55.4%)
Type of lesion n (%)  
Tetraplegia 50 (28.6%)
Paraplegia 125 (71.4%)
Years of education at the moment of online assessment  
Read and write (< 2 years) 21 (12.0%)
Primary (2–5 years) 50 (28.6%)
Secondary (6–12 years) 54 (30.9%)
Higher (>13 years) 50 (28.6%)
Marital status  
Married 90 (51.4%)
Single 74 (42.3%)
Divorced 5 (2.9%)
Widow 4 (2.3%)
Separated 2 (1.1%)

All characteristics are presented as frequencies and percentages, n (%), unless otherwise indicated. SD: standard deviation; Years since injury: time in years since injury to