Table 1 Characteristics of patients with SCI from 2016 to 2022.
From: Epidemiology features of traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord injury in China, Wuhan
Variable | Traumatic | Non-traumatic | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
0–19 | 28 (5.19%) | 2(1.81%) | 30(4.64%) |
20–29 | 95 (17.62%) | 3(2.72%) | 98(15.17%) |
30–39 | 199(36.92%) | 10(9.09%) | 209(32.01%) |
40–49 | 103(19.10%) | 17(15.45%) | 120(18.52%) |
50–59 | 57(10.57%) | 27(24.54%) | 84(12.94%) |
≥ 60 | 53(9.83%) | 50(45.45%) | 103(15.87%) |
Missing data | 4 (0.74%) | 1(0.90%) | 5 (0.77%) |
Mean age at injury | 35.4 ± 13.2 | 54.8 ± 16.4 | 45.6 ± 14.8 |
Gender | |||
Male | 398 (73.84%) | 69(62.73%) | 467(72.02%) |
Female | 141(26.16%) | 41(37.27%) | 182(27.98%) |
Education level | |||
Illiterate | 17(3.15%) | 4(3.63%) | 21(3.25%) |
Elementary School | 101(18.73%) | 15(13.63%) | 116(17.77%) |
Middle school | 208(38.21%) | 19(16.36%) | 227(34.97%) |
High School | 107(19.85%) | 38(34.54%) | 142(21.88%) |
College or more | 108(20.03%) | 35(31.81%) | 143(22.13%) |
Occupation | |||
Farmer | 80(14.84%) | 30(27.27%) | 110(17.02%) |
Worker | 167(30.98%) | 18(16.36%) | 185(28.20%) |
Government- offices | 86(15.95%) | 12(10.90%) | 98(15.17%) |
Retired | 34(6.30%) | 36(32.72%) | 70(10.83%) |
Students | 44(8.16%) | 3(2.72%) | 47(7.27%) |
Others* | 128 (23.74%) | 11(11.0%) | 139(21.51%) |
Marital status | |||
Married | 357(69.57%) | 68(61.81%) | 425(65.51%) |
Unmarried | 119(22.07%) | 28(25.45%) | 147(22.58%) |
Divorced | 38(7.05%) | 7(6.36%) | 45(6.93%) |
Widowed | 23(4.26%) | 5(5.54%) | 28(4.31%) |
Missing data | 2(0.37%) | 2(1.81%) | 4(0.61%) |
Ethic groups | |||
Han | 471(87.38%) | 79(71.81%) | 550(84.74%) |
Zhuang | 22(4.08%) | 12(10.90%) | 34(5.26%) |
Miao | 23(4.26%) | 10(9.09%) | 33(5.02%) |
Tujia | 19(3.52%) | 7(6.36%) | 26(4.02%) |
Missing data | 4(0.742%) | 2(1.81%) | 6(0.92%) |
AIS | |||
A | 183(34.87%) | 4(3.63%) | 187(28.69%) |
B | 192(35.62%) | 17(15.45%) | 209(32.35%) |
C | 114(21.15%) | 28(25.54%) | 142(21.78%) |
D | 52(9.64%) | 59(53.63%) | 111(17.18%) |
Type of disability | |||
Tetraplegia | 223(41.37%) | 18(16.36%) | 241(37.24%) |
Paraplegia | 316(58.62%) | 92(83.63%) | 408(62.76%) |
Level of injury | |||
Cervical cord | 223(41.30) | 49(44.54%) | 272(41.91%) |
Thoracic cord | 168(31.16%) | 18(16.36%) | 186(28.67%) |
Lumbar cord | 112(20.77%) | 35(31.81%) | 147(22.65%) |
Sacral cord | 36(6.67%) | 8(7.27%) | 44(6.77%) |
