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World J Clin Cases. Sep 26, 2022; 10(27): 9680-9692
Published online Sep 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i27.9680
Published online Sep 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i27.9680
Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the spinal cord injury group
| Variables | SCI patients (n = 60) | Subgroup | |
| Paraplegia (n = 30) | Tetraplegia (n = 30) | ||
| Age, yr | 49.92 ± 11.61 | 51.53 ± 12.39 | 48.30 ± 10.73 |
| Duration of injury, years | 16.73 ± 11.05 | 17.67 ± 12.96 | 15.80 ± 8.88 |
| Cause of injury | |||
| Car accident | 31 (51.67%) | 12 (40.00%) | 19 (63.33%) |
| Fall from high place | 11 (18.33%) | 5 (16.67%) | 6 (20.00%) |
| Sports injury | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Hit by a heavy object | 1 (1.67%) | 1 (3.33%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Lesions | 6 (10.00%) | 4 (13.33%) | 2 (6.67%) |
| Other | 11 (18.33%) | 8 (26.67%) | 3 (10.00%) |
| Injured region | |||
| Cervical | 35 (47.30%) | 8 (19.51%) | 27 (81.82%) |
| Thoracic | 23 (31.08%) | 19 (46.34%) | 4 (12.12%) |
| Lumbar | 15 (20.27%) | 13 (13.71%) | 2 (6.06%) |
| Sacral | 1 (1.35%) | 1 (2.44%) | 0 (0.00%) |
| Level of injury | |||
| Complete tetraplegia | 8 (13.33%) | - | 8 (26.67%) |
| Incomplete tetraplegia | 22 (36.67%) | - | 22 (73.33%) |
| Complete paraplegia | 26 (43.33%) | 26 (86.67%) | - |
| Incomplete paraplegia | 4 (6.67%) | 4 (13.33%) | - |
- Citation: Tsou HK, Shih KC, Lin YC, Li YM, Chen HY. Altered heart rate variability and pulse-wave velocity after spinal cord injury. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(27): 9680-9692
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v10/i27/9680.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i27.9680