Table 1 Characteristics of participants with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) and healthy controls (HC) (mean ± SD or median [range])
From: Impaired foot placement strategy during walking in people with incomplete spinal cord injury
iSCI | HC | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 28 | 19 | |
Sex (M/F) | 18/10 | 9/10 | 0.250 |
Age (year) | 58 ± 13 | 60 ± 9 | 0.611 |
Weight (kg) | 85 ± 13 | 75 ± 13 | 0.010 |
Height (cm) | 177 ± 7.9 | 172 ± 7.0 | 0.034 |
BMI | 27.2 ± 3.7 | 25.1 ± 3.3 | 0.058 |
Walking speed (m/s) | |||
Self-paced | 0.85 ± 0.37 | 1.45 ± 0.18 | 0.000 |
Fixed-speed 50% | 0.74 ± 0.09 | 0.116* | |
iSCI characteristics | |||
AIS (C/D) | 2/26 | ||
Level of injury | Thoracic 5 [Cervical 1–Lumbar 4] | ||
Post-injury (months) | 23 [6 212] | ||
Cause (traumatic/non-traumatic) | 3/25 | ||
FAC (3/4/5) | 1/5/22 | ||