Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 37)

Age, median (IQR)

44 (30-56)

Men, n (%)

32 (86)

Tetraplegia/paraplegia, n (%) [range]

 Tetraplegia

12 (32) [C5–Th1]

 Paraplegia

25 (68) [Th2–L3]

AIS, n (%)

 Motor incomplete

13 (35)

 Motor complete

24 (65)

Time since injury, median days (IQR)

124 (89–160)

Time in rehabilitation, median days (IQR)

83 (57–125)

Cause of injury, n (%)

 Traumatic

26 (70)

 Non-traumatic

9 (24)

 Unknown

2 (5)

Wheeled physical activity (in hours/24-hour period), median (IQR), n = 35

1.12 (0.80–1.58)

Sedentary day time >30 min. (in hours/24-hour period), median (IQR), n = 35

1.55 (0.90–3.14)

Motility (in g), median (IQR), n = 35

16.20 (13.00–20.05)

VO_2peak (in L/min), median (IQR), n = 24

1.15 (0.92–1.62)

PO_peak (in Watt), median (IQR), n = 28

50.37 (27.14–69.24)