Table 1 Personal and injury characteristics of 455 individuals with chronic SCI
Variables | Numbers | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Male | 290 | 63.7 |
 Female | 165 | 36.3 |
Educationa | ||
 Junior high school or below | 287 | 63.1 |
 Senior high school/secondary vocational school | 92 | 20.2 |
 Junior or regular college | 76 | 16.7 |
Marital statusa | ||
 Unmarried | 121 | 26.6 |
 Married | 283 | 62.2 |
 Divorced or widowed | 51 | 11.2 |
Levels of injury | ||
 Cervical cord | 135 | 29.7 |
 Thoracic cord | 241 | 53.0 |
 Lumbosacral cord | 79 | 17.4 |
Year of injury | ||
 1953–2008 | 208 | 45.7 |
 2009–2018 | 247 | 54.3 |
Etiology | ||
 Non-traumatic | 94 | 20.7 |
 Traumatic | 361 | 79.3 |