Table 1.
Study group characteristics.
| Variable | N (%) | Missing (blank) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Male: Female | 95 (70.9): 39 (29.1) | 0.7 |
| Level of SCI | 112 | 17 |
| Cervical | 79 (70.5) | |
| Thoracic/lumbar | 28 (25.0) | |
| Other*1 | 5 (4.5) | |
| Current age | ||
| 10s (18 years or orlder) | 2 (1.5) | |
| 20s | 4 (3.0) | |
| 30s | 3 (2.2) | |
| 40s | 8 (5.9) | |
| 50s | 18 (13.3) | |
| 60s | 26 (19.3) | |
| 70s | 47 (34.8) | |
| 80s | 24 (17.8) | |
| 90s | 3 (2.2) | |
| Years since injury | 131 | 3 |
| 1y | 14 (10.7) | |
| 2y | 18 (13.7) | |
| 3y | 18 (13.7) | |
| 4y | 24 (18.3) | |
| 5y | 18 (13.7) | |
| 6y | 9 (6.9) | |
| 7y | 7 (5.3) | |
| 8y | 9 (6.9) | |
| 9y | 3 (2.3) | |
| 10y and over | 11 (8.4) | |
| Mobility | 131 | 3 |
| Non-w/c user indoors and outdoors | 51 (38.9) | |
| Non-w/c user indoors but w/c user outdoors | 29 (22.1) | |
| w/c user indoors and outdoors | 51 (38.9) | |
| Disability grade specified by the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Japan | 131 | 3 |
| Level 1.2 (severe) | 88 (67.2) | |
| Level 3.4.5 (mild) | 15 (11.5) | |
| No acquisition | 28 (21.4) | |
SCI: spinal cord injury, w/c: wheelchair
*1: Two answered ‘spinal cord infarction’, one answered ‘spinal cord injury’, one answered ‘other’ but the content was not written, and one chose both cervical and thoracolumbar spinal cord injury.