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Table 1 Patients´ baseline characteristics

From: Exoskeleton-based training improves walking independence in incomplete spinal cord injury patients: results from a randomized controlled trial

Characteristic

Intervention group (IG)

Control group (CG)

Levene’s test value (p-value)

Age

41 (12.39)

51.8 (11.93)

F = 0.11 (p = 0.74)

Sex

 Male

7

8

F = 0.12 (p = 2.65)

 Female

4

2

Injury level

 C2–C8

0

1

F = 0.55 (p = 0.47)

 T1–T6

4

1

 T7–L1

4

5

 L2–L4

3

3

AIS

 C

8

4

F = 1.26 (p = 0.27)

 D

3

6

Time since injury (months)

4.82 (1.3)

5.55 (2.3)

F = 2.17 (p = 0.16)

LEMS (0–50)

27.82 (11.09)

33.3 (7.63)

F = 0.9 (p = 0.36)

WISCI-II (0–20)

11.91 (4.25)

11.7 (3.8)

F = 0.03 (p = 0.87)

  1. Variables are expressed as mean (SD). (n), number of participants able to finish the study
  2. AIS: American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale; LEMS: Lower Extremity Motor Scale; WISCI-II: Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury II. *p ≥ 0.05