Dietary manipulation and testosterone replacement therapy may explain changes in body composition after spinal cord injury: A retrospective case report

Table 1 Case individual (n = 1) and cohort (n = 8) physical characteristics, cohort values are presented as mean ± SD

Characteristics	Case Participant	Cohort	Total
	(n = 1)	(n = 8)	(n = 9)
Age (yr)	31	36 ± 9	36 ± 8
Sex	Male (n = 1)	Male (n = 8)	Male (n = 9)
Ethnicity	Caucasian (n = 1)	African American	African American
		(n = 3)	(n = 3)
		Caucasian (n = 5)	Caucasian (n = 6)
Weight (kg)	77	77 ± 11	77 ± 10
Height (m)	1.8	1.8 ± 5	1.8 ± 5
BMI (kg/m2)	24.8	24 ± 4	24 ± 4
Level of injury	T5-T6	C6-T11	C6-T11
Time since injury (yr)	7	7 ± 7	7 ± 7
AIS classification	A	A (n = 5)	A (n = 6)
		B (n = 3)	B (n = 3)
Level of Paralysis	Paraplegia	Paraplegia (n = 3)	Paraplegia (n = 4)
		Tetraplegia (n = 5)	Tetraplegia (n = 5)

AIS: American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale; BMI: Body mass index.