Table 3. Causes of non-traumatic spinal cord injuries in subjects by gender and hospital (n = 202).
PIVD, prolapsed intervertebral disc; HMC, Hayatabad Medical Complex; LRH, Lady Reading Hospital.
| Non-traumatic causes | Male f (%) | Total f (%) | p-Value | Female f (%) | Total f (%) | p-Value | ||
| HMC | LRH | 0.006 | HMC | LRH | 0.001 | |||
| Congenital | 3 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 28 | ||
| Tumor | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 16 | ||
| PIVD | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 | ||
| Stenosis | 3 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 22 | 24 | ||
| Syndrome | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Others | 6 | 23 | 29 | 2 | 13 | 15 | ||
| Total | 19 (9.4) | 81 (40.1) | 100 (49.5) | 26 (12.8) | 76 (37.6) | 102 (50.5) | ||