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Table 1 The characteristics of the study groups

From: Health-related quality of life among individuals with long-standing spinal cord injury: a comparative study of veterans and non-veterans

  

Veterans (n = 39)

Non-veterans (n = 63)

 
  

No. (%)

No. (%)

P

Age (year)

    
 

Mean (SD)

45.2 (5.3)

34.3 (8.3)

< 0.001

 

Range

35-59

19-57

 

Educational level

   

< 0.001

 

Secondary school or less

4 (11.1)

36 (57.1)

 
 

Diploma or college

14 (38.9)

20 (31.7)

 
 

Higher

18 (50.0)

7 (11.1)

 

Employment status

   

0.151

 

Employed

12 (34.3)

12 (19.0)

 
 

Unemployed

23 (65.7)

46 (73.0)

 
 

Retired

0 (0.0)

5 (8.0)

 

Had spouse at the time of injury

   

< 0.001

 

Yes

8 (21.6)

38 (60.3)

 
 

No

29 (78.4)

25 (39.7)

 

Have spouse at the time of study

   

< 0.001

 

Yes

30 (88.2)

34 (54.0)

 
 

No

4 (11.8)

29 (46.0)

 

Number of children

   

0.006

 

0

3 (13.0)

31 (49.2)

 
 

1

13 (56.5)

11 (17.5)

 
 

2

5 (21.7)

15 (23.8)

 
 

≥ 3

2 (8.7)

6 (9.6)

 

Time since injury (year)

    
 

Mean (SD)

23.4 (3.6)

7.0 (4.9)

< 0.001

 

Range

12-29

1-28

 

Level of injury

   

0.818

 

Cervical

22 (56.4)

37 (58.7)

 
 

Thoracic/Lumbar

17 (43.6)

26 (41.3)

 

Motor lesion

   

< 0.001

 

Complete

39 (100)

29 (46.0)

 
 

Incomplete

0 (0.0)

34 (54.0)

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