Table 1 Demographics and baseline clinical characteristics of participants
Characteristics | N = 855 | |
|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | N (%) | |
Age (years) | 62.35 (8.67) | Â |
 50–59 |  | 383 (44.80) |
 60–69 |  | 290 (33.92) |
 70 +  |  | 182 (21.29) |
Sex | ||
 Male |  | 607 (70.99) |
 Female |  | 248 (29.01) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.96 (3.05) | Â |
 Underweight (< 18.5) |  | 44 (5.15) |
 Normal (18.5–24.9) |  | 615 (71.93) |
 Overweight (25.0–29.9) |  | 181 (21.17) |
 Obese (≥ 30.0) |  | 15 (1.75) |
Smoking history | ||
 Current smoking |  | 135 (15.79) |
 Current non-smoking |  | 96 (11.23) |
 Non-smoking |  | 620 (72.51) |
 Unknown |  | 4 (0.47) |
Alcohol drinking | ||
 Binge |  | 6 (0.70) |
 Social |  | 136 (15.91) |
 None |  | 713 (83.39) |
Time from injury (months) | ||
 < 12 months |  | 660 (77.19) |
 ≤ 12 months |  | 195 (22.81) |
Etiology of injury | ||
 Traumatic |  | 532 (62.22) |
 Non-traumatic |  | 294 (34.39) |
 Unknown |  | 29 (3.39) |
Main diagnosis | ||
 Tetraplegia |  | 508 (59.42) |
 Paraplegia |  | 347 (40.58) |
NLI | ||
 Cervical |  | 501 (58.60) |
 Thoracic |  | 249 (29.12) |
 Lumbar |  | 104 (12.16) |
 Sacrum |  | 1 (0.12) |
AIS | ||
 A |  | 176 (20.58) |
 B |  | 97 (11.35) |
 C |  | 180 (21.05) |
 D |  | 385 (45.03) |
 E |  | 2 (0.23) |
 Unknown |  | 15 (1.75) |