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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with TSCI from 2016 to 2021

From: Epidemiological features of traumatic spinal cord injury in Wuhan, China

Years

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Total

Age

       

0–19

0 (0.00%)

3 (0.64%)

5 (1.07%)

5 (1.07)

6 (1.29%)

5 (1.07%)

24 (5.18%)

20–29

5 (1.07%)

6 (1.29%)

7 (1.51%)

19 (4.10)

23 (4.96%)

21 (4.53%)

81 (17.49%)

30–39

23 (4.96%)

27 (5.83%)

21 (4.53%)

35 (7.55%)

34 (7.34%)

42 (9.07%)

182 (39.30%)

40–49

15 (3.23%)

13 (2.80%)

10 (2.15%)

16 (3.45%)

13 (2.80%)

16 (3.45%)

83 (17.92%)

50–59

8 (1.72%)

10 (2.15%)

8 (1.72%)

6 (1.29%)

10 (2.15%)

6 (1.29%)

48 (10.36%)

≥ 60

8 (1.72%)

11 (2,73%)

4 (0.86%)

6 (1.29%)

7 (1.51%)

9 (1.94%)

45 (9.71%)

Gender

       

Male

49 (10.58%)

54 (11.66%)

41 (8.85%)

67 (14.47%)

68 (14.68)

70 (12.43%)

349 (75.37%)

Female

10 (2.15%)

16 (4.45%)

14 (3.02%)

20 (4.31%)

25 (5.39%)

29 (6.26%)

114 (24.62%)

Education level

       

Illiterate

6 (1.29%)

3 (0.64%)

1 (0.21%)

0 (0.00%)

1 (0.21%)

1 (0.21%)

12 (2.59%)

Elementary school

23 (5.0%)

17 (3.76%)

10 (2.15%)

10 (2.15%)

18 (3.88%)

11 (2.37%)

89 (19.22%)

Middle school

16 (3.45%)

27 (5.83%)

19 (4.10%)

37 (7.99%)

34 (7.34%)

45 (9.71%)

178 (38.44%)

High school

4 (0.86%)

11 (2.37%)

12 (2.59%)

18 (3.88%)

21 (4.53%)

24 (5.18%)

90 (19.43%)

College or more

10 (2.15%)

12 (2.59%)

13 (2.80%)

22 (4.75%)

19 (4.10%)

18 (3.88%)

94 (20.30%)

Occupation

       

Farmer

11 (2.37%)

8 (1.72%)

9 (1.94%)

18 (3.88%)

13 (2.80%)

17 (3.67%)

76 (16.38%)

Worker

22 (4.75%)

19 (4.10%)

14 (2.99%)

24 (5.18%)

28 (6.04%)

32 (6.91%)

139 (30.02%)

Government- offices

6 (1.29%)

10 (2.15%)

8 (1.72%)

14 (2.48%)

14 (3.02%)

16 (3.45%)

68 (14.68%)

Retired

5 (1.07%)

6 (1.29%)

4 (0.86%)

4 (0.86%)

5 (1.07%)

5 (1.07%)

29 (6.26%)

Students

2 (0.43%)

2 (0.43%)

5 (1.07%)

10 (2.15%)

11 (2.37%)

8 (1.72%)

38 (8.20%)

Others*

13 (2.80%)

25 (5.39%)

15 (3.23%)

17 (3.67%)

22 (4.75%)

21 (4.53%)

113 (24.40%)

Etiology

       

Traffic accidents

22 (4.75%)

24 (5.18%)

24 (4.18%)

41 (8.85%)

42 (9.07%)

47 (10.15%)

178 (38.44%)

Low fall

10 (2.15%)

9 (1.94%)

12 (2.59%)

13 (2.80%)

24 (5.18%)

21 (4.53%)

111 (23.97%)

High fall

12 (2.59%)

16 (3.45%)

4 (0.86%)

12 (2.59%)

7 (1.21%)

10 (2.15%)

61 (13.17%)

Falling objects

7 (1.51%)

8 (1.72%)

7 (1.51%)

9 (1.94%)

4 (0.86%)

3 (0.64%)

38 (8.20%)

Machinery-injury

6 (1.29%)

10 (2.15%)

5 (1.07%)

6 (1.29%)

12 (2.59%)

13 (2.80%)

52 (11.23%)

Sport

2 (0.43%)

3 (0.64%)

3 (0.64%)

6 (1.29%)

4 (0.86%)

5 (1.07%)

23 (4.96%)

Marital status

       

Married

41 (8.85%)

51 (11.01%)

31 (6.69%)

56 (12.09%)

62 (13.39%)

73 (15.76%)

314 (67.81%)

Unmarried

13 (2.80%)

9 (1.94%)

15 (3.23%)

21 (4.53%)

21 (4.53%)

19 (4.10%)

98 (21.16%)

Divorced

1 (0.21%)

8 (1.72%)

6 (1.29%)

8 (1.72%)

6 (1.29%)

4 (0.86%)

33 (7.12%)

Widowed

4 (0.86%)

2 (0.43%)

3 (0.64%)

2 (0.43%)

4 (0.86%)

3 (0.64%)

18 (3.88%)

Ethic groups

       

Han

54 (11.66%)

62 (13.39%)

44 (9.50%)

82 (17.71%)

89 (19.22%)

86 (18/57%)

417 (90.05%)

Zhuang

1 (0.21%)

4 (0.86%)

4 (0.86%)

2 (0.43%)

1 (0.21%)

4 (0.86%)

16 (3.43%)

Miao

2 (0.43%)

3 (0.64%)

4 (0.86%)

2 (0.43%)

1 (0.21%)

4 (0.86%)

16 (3.43%)

Tujia

2 (0.43%)

1 (0.21%)

3 (0.64%)

1 (0.21%)

2 (0.43%)

5 (1.07%)

14 (2.99%)

  1. Other* included unemployed individuals and self-employed individuals