Table 2 Patient characteristics overall, in the process management group and in the standard care group (gender, etiology, completeness and level of lesion, comorbidities, years since injury, body mass index)
Parameter | Category | Total (N = 30) | CDSS Group (N = 15) | Control Group (N = 15) | P-value** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Categorical Parameters – n (%) | |||||
Sex | Male | 22 (73) | 10 (67) | 12 (80) | 0.409 |
Female | 8 (27) | 5 (33) | 3 (20) | ||
Etiology of SCI | Transport Activity | 8 (267) | 4 (27) | 4 (27) | 0.844 |
Sports/Leisure Activity | 4 (13) | 3 (20) | 1 (7) | ||
Fall | 4 (13) | 2 (13.) | 2 (13) | ||
Other Accident Cause | 4 (13) | 2 (13) | 2 (13) | ||
Other or Unknowna | 10 (33) | 4 (27) | 6 (40) | ||
Completeness of Lesion | Complete | 19 (63) | 8 (53) | 11 (73) | 0.256 |
Incomplete | 11 (37) | 7 (47) | 4 (27) | ||
Lesion Level | C1-C4 | 5 (17) | 3 (20) | 2 (13) | 0.512 |
C5-C8 | 6 (20) | 4 (27) | 2 (13) | ||
T1-S5 | 19 (63) | 8 (53) | 11 (73) | ||
Comorbidities – n (%) | |||||
Diabetes Mellitus | 6 (20) | 1 (7) | 5 (33) | 0.068 | |
Coronary Heart Diseases | 5 (17) | 2 (13) | 3 (20) | 0.624 | |
Arterial hypertension | 13 (43) | 6 (40) | 7 (47) | 0.713 | |
Vitamin D Deficiency | 24 (80) | 12 (80) | 12 (80) | 1.000 | |
Anemia | 23 (77) | 12 (80) | 11 (73) | 0.666 | |
Arterial occlusive disease | 6 (20) | 2 (13) | 4 (27) | 0.361 | |
Arteriosclerosis | 5 (17) | 2 (13) | 3 (20) | 0.624 | |
Psychiatric Diagnosis | 7 (23) | 5 (33) | 2 (13) | 0.195 | |
Continuous Parameters – Median (Q1;Q3) | |||||
Age (years) | 56.2 (42.0;69.7) | 53.7 (36.7;74.4) | 56.5 (51.7;69.7) | 0.419 | |
Years since SCI | 19.4 (9.2;33.1) | 17.8 (9.1;25.0) | 22.9 (10.7;34.7) | 0.395 | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.1 (19.8;26.0) | 20.8 (16.6;25.8) | 24.6 (22.7;27.3) | 0.065 | |