Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the study cohort
Characteristic | Total (n = 106) | Cervical (n = 32) | Thoracolumbar (n = 74) | Subacute (n = 29) | Chronic (n = 77) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age years– mean (SD) | 31.5 (10.0) | 31.8 (11.9) | 31.4 (9.2) | 32.0 (9.8) | 31.4 (10.2) | |
Sex– no. (%) | Male | 89 (84.0%) | 26 (24.5%) | 63 (59.4%) | 24 (22.6%) | 65 (61.3%) |
Female | 17 (16.0%) | 6 (5.7%) | 11 (10.4%) | 5 (4.7%) | 12 (11.3%) | |
Level of injury– no. (%) | Cervical | 32 (30.2%) | - | - | 6 (5.7%) | 26 (24.5%) |
Thoracolumbar | 74 (69.8%) | - | - | 23 (21.7%) | 51 (48.1%) | |
Duration of injury | 23.9 (32.1) | 33.0 (50.2) | 20.0 (19.0) | 3.9 (1.7) | 31.4 (34.8) | |
Chronicity– no. (%) | Subacute (< 6 months) | 29 (27.4%) | 6 (5.7%) | 23 (21.7%) | - | - |
Chronic (> 6 months) | 77 (72.6%) | 26 (24.5%) | 51 (48.1%) | - | - | |
Cause of injury– no. (%) | Road traffic accident | 77 (72.6%) | 22 (20.8%) | 55 (51.9%) | 25 (23.6%) | 52 (49.1%) |
Fall | 21 (19.8%) | 6 (5.7%) | 15 (14.2%) | 1 (0.9%) | 20 (18.9%) | |
Other traumatic | 5 (4.7%) | 3 (2.8%) | 2 (1.9%) | 3 (2.8%) | 2 (1.9%) | |
Non-traumatic | 3 (2.8%) | 1 (0.9%) | 2 (1.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (2.8%) | |