Effects of a rehabilitation program for individuals with chronic spinal cord injury in Shanghai, China

Table 4 Linear regression analyses of determinants of functional improvement of basic life skills applications in family and social life

Independent variables	Family life			Social life			Total score
Independent variables	β	t-value	p value	β	t-value	p value	β	t-value	p value
Age^a	0.01	0.21	0.83	−0.03	−0.70	0.48	−0.002	− 0.04	0.97
Time from injury to beginning rehabilitation training	−0.04	−0.94	0.35	−0.03	− 0.60	0.55	− 0.06	− 1.33	0.18
Sex
Male	Reference			Reference			Reference
Female	0.01	0.19	0.85	−0.01	−0.16	0.88	0.01	0.30	0.77
Education^a
Junior high school or below	Reference			Reference			Reference
Senior high school or higher	0.001	0.02	0.98	0.05	1.29	0.20	0.04	1.07	0.29
Marital status^a
Unmarried	Reference			Reference			Reference
Married	0.06	1.33	0.19	0.06	1.31	0.19	0.07	1.39	0.17
Etiology
Non-traumatic	Reference			Reference			Reference
Traumatic	−0.03	−0.75	0.46	−0.05	−1.32	0.19	−0.05	−1.37	0.17
Levels of injury
Cervical cord	Reference			Reference			Reference
Thoracic and Lumbosacral cord	0.21	4.82	< 0.01	0.11	2.80	0.01	0.18	4.17	< 0.01
Baseline score	−0.59	−13.70	< 0.01	− 0.65	−16.67	< 0.01	− 0.60	−14.43	< 0.01
	Adjusted R² = 0.38 (F = 27.01; p < 0.01)			Adjusted R² = 0.37 (F = 39.27; p < 0.01)			Adjusted R² = 0.37 (F = 31.20; p < 0.01)

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