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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Utilization of overground exoskeleton gait training during inpatient rehabilitation: a descriptive analysis

 

Overall (n = 228)

SCI (n = 99)

Stroke (n = 104)

TBI (n = 25)

Age at injury, years (mean ± std. dev.)

48.5 ± 17.5

44 ± 17.8

55.2 ± 13.9

38.3 ± 19.5

Injury to first OEGT, days (mean ± std. dev.)

62 ± 169.1

95.3 ± 219.7

29.6 ± 111

61.8 ± 94

Height, centimeters

(mean ± std. dev.)

173 ± 8.9

173.7 ± 9.7

171.5 ± 8.1

175.5 ± 8.6

Weight, kilograms

(mean ± std. dev.)

75.8 ± 15.1

74.7 ± 15.0

76.1 ± 16.0

69.9 ± 10.8

BMI (mean ± std. dev.)

25 ± 4.4

24.7 ± 4.3

25.8 ± 4.5

22.8 ± 3.7

Male Sex

153 (67.1%)

72 (72.7%)

62 (59.6%)

19 (76%)

Race

    

 White

152 (66.7%)

66 (66.7%)

67 (64.4%)

19 (76%)

 African American/Black

43 (18.9%)

16 (16.2%)

24 (23.1%)

3 (12%)

 Hispanic

12 (5.3%)

6 (6.1%)

5 (4.8%)

1 (4%)

 Other

21 (9.2%)

11 (11.1%)

8 (7.7%)

2 (8%)

SCI level

    

 Cervical

 

55 (55.6%)

  

 Thoracic

 

34 (34.3%)

  

 Lumbar

 

5 (5.1%)

  

 Missing/Unknown

 

3 (3%)

  

ASIA impairment scale

    

 A

 

12 (12.1%)

  

 B

 

14 (14.1%)

  

 C

 

23 (23.2%)

  

 D

 

24 (24.2%)

  

 Missing/Unknown

 

26 (26.3%)

  

Stroke type

    

 Left

  

38 (36.5%)

 

 Right

  

40 (38.5%)

 

 Bilateral

  

9 (8.7%)

 

 Missing/Unknown

  

17 (16.3%)

 

Emerged from PTA

    

 No

   

11 (44%)

 Yes

   

10 (40%)

 Unknown/Missing

   

4 (16%)

FIM–motor total

n = 110

n = 41

n = 59

n = 10

 Admission

23.7 ± 10.1

22.2 ± 11.0

25.6 ± 9.5

17.7 ± 6.2

 Discharge

49.9 ± 15.7

51.4 ± 18.0

49.9 ± 13.7

43.9 ± 16.8

 Change

26.3 ± 12.2

29.1 ± 14.9

24.3 ± 9.4

26.2 ± 13.9

CARE–total

n = 113

n = 54

n = 44

n = 15

 Admission

10.4 ± 4.5

11.7 ± 5.2

9.8 ± 3.5

7.7 ± 1.3

 Discharge

27 ± 13.6

30.9 ± 14.2

23.4 ± 11.7

20.0 ± 11.4

 Change

16.4 ± 12.9

19.4 ± 14.5

13.4 ± 9.9

12.2 ± 11.3

  1. PTA post-traumatic amnesia, std dev standard deviation, BMI body mass index, SCI spinal cord injury, TBI traumatic brain injury, OEGT overground exoskeleton gait training, FIM Functional Independence Measure (used to document functional dependency prior to October 1, 2019); CARE Continuity Assessment Record and Evaluation (used to document functional dependency after October 1, 2019)