Table 1 Study characteristics by SCI type and overall
From: Epidemiology and contemporary risk profile of traumatic spinal cord injury in Switzerland
| Variable | Tetraplegia | Paraplegia | Overall | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (n; %) | <0.001 | |||
| Male | 325 (79.7) | 368 (70.2) | 693 (74.4) | |
| Female | 83 (20.3) | 156 (29.8) | 239 (25.6) | |
| Mean age at injury (Median; S.D.; Min-Max) | 53.5 (56; 19.8; 16–93) | 43.8 (40; 18.6; 16–90) | 48.0 (47; 19.7; 16–93) | |
| Age at injury (n, %) | <0.001 | |||
| 16–30 | 72 (17.7) | 158 (30.2) | 230 (24.7) | |
| 31–45 | 70 (17.2) | 149 (28.4) | 219 (23.5) | |
| 46–60 | 94 (23.0) | 110 (21.0) | 204 (21.9) | |
| 61–75 | 108 (26.5) | 70 (13.4) | 178 (19.1) | |
| 76+ | 64 (15.7) | 37 (7.1) | 101 (10.8) | |
| Etiology (n; %) | <0.001 | |||
| Sports and leisure | 121 (29.7) | 126 (24.1) | 247 (26.5) | |
| Transport | 103 (25.3) | 110 (21.0) | 213 (22.9) | |
| Fall | 157 (38.5) | 189 (36.1) | 346 (37.1) | |
| Other cause | 27 (6.6) | 99 (18.9) | 126 (13.5) | |
| AIS (n; %) | <0.001 | |||
| A | 81 (19.9) | 183 (34.9) | 264 (28.3) | |
| B | 51 (12.5) | 47 (9.0) | 98 (10.5) | |
| C | 83 (20.3) | 84 (16.0) | 167 (17.9) | |
| D | 178 (43.6) | 192 (36.6) | 370 (39.7) | |
| E | 7 (1.7) | 5 (1.0) | 12 (1.3) | |
| Unknown | 8 (2.0) | 13 (2.5) | 21 (2.3) | |
| Lesion level and AIS (n; %) | ||||
| C1-C4; A,B,C | - | - | 86 (9.2) | |
| C5-C8; A,B,C | - | - | 71 (7.6) | |
| T1-S5; A,B,C | - | - | 284 (30.5) | |
| All D | - | - | 370 (39.7) | |
| All E | - | - | 12 (1.3) | |
| Unknown | - | - | 109 (11.7) |
