Table 2 Basic characteristics of the SwiSCI study population
First module | Second module | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
[Missing values first/second module] | N (%) or mean (SD); median (IQR) | N (%) or mean (SD); median (IQR) | Difference in % or mean (95 % CI) |
Total | 1922 (100) | 1549 (100) | |
Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
Male gender [0 missing values] | 1376 (71.6) | 1107 (71.5) | 0.13 (0.12 to 0.14) |
Age in years [0] | 52.6 (15.3); 52 (42–64) | 52.3 (14.8); 52 (42–63) | 0.25 (−0.12 to 0.61) |
Years of education [54/32] | 13.4 (3.4); 13 (12–15) | 13.6 (3.3); 13 (12–15) | −0.18 (−0.26 to −0.11) |
Net equivalence household income in Swiss Francs [−/168] | Not assessed | 4135.7 (1809.6), | |
3750 (2500–5250) | |||
Paid employmenta [79/68] | 728 (39.5) | 627 (42.3) | −2.84 (−2.85 to 2.83) |
Living alone [−/41] | Not assessed | 418 (27.7) | |
Having a partner [79/62] | 1210 (65.7) | 1004 (67.5) | −1.86 (−1.88 to −1.85) |
Language region [0] | |||
German | 1379 (71.8) | 1088 (70.2) | 0.41 (0.40 to 0.42) |
French | 462 (24.0) | 391 (25.3) | −0.24 (−0.25 to −0.23) |
Italian | 81 (4.2) | 70 (4.5) | −0.18 (0.18 to −0.17) |
Membership in SPA [0] | 1324 (68.9) | 1101 (71.1) | −2.19 (−2.20 to −2.18) |
Lesion characteristics | |||
Lesion level [23/12] | |||
Paraplegia | 1307 (68.8) | 1063 (69.2) | −0.34 (−0.35 to −0.32) |
Tetraplegia | 592 (31.2) | 474 (30.8) | 0.34 (0.32 to 0.35) |
Extent of lesion [16/9] | |||
Complete lesion | 781 (41.0) | 646 (42.0) | −0.97 (−0.98 to −0.96) |
Incomplete lesion | 1125 (59.0) | 894 (58.1) | 0.97 (0.96 to 0.98) |
Aetiology [19/15] | |||
Traumatic | 1491 (78.4) | 1202 (78.4) | −0.01 (−0.02 to 0.00) |
Non-traumatic | 412 (21.7) | 332 (21.6) | 0.01 (0.00 to 0.02) |
Years since injury [40/34] | 16.6 (12.4); 13.5 (6–24) | 16.7 (12.7); 13 (6–25) | −0.22 (−0.48 to 0.03) |