Research Article

Computer-Assessed Preference-Based Quality of Life in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

Table 1

Characteristics of the participants.

CategoryTotal ()

Median (range) age at interview (years)59 (19–82)
Median (range) age at injury (years)54 (0–75)
Sex
 Male (%)42 (59)
 Female (%)29 (41)
Occupation
 Employed (%)14 (20)
 Unemployed (%)57 (80)
Education
 Primary school (%)12 (17)
 Secondary school (%)28 (40)
 High school (%)25 (35)
 University (%)6 (8)
Marital status
 Alone (%)29 (41)
 Married (%)42 (59)
Level of injury
 Paraparetic (%)23 (33)
 Paraplegic (%)27 (38)
 Tetraparetic (%)8 (11)
 Tetraplegic (%)13 (18)
AIS
 A (%)26 (37)
 B (%)15 (21)
 C (%)30 (42)
Phase
 Acute (%)17 (24)
 Chronic (%)54 (76)
Median (range) number of comorbidities1 (0–3)
Median (range) iSCIM69 (10–100)
Median (range) WISCI13 (0–20)
Median (range) TWT (sec)20.5 (5–53)
Median (range) pain VAS5 (0–10)