Table 1 Descriptive analysis of people with SCI in readmission episodes.
Variable | Category | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 158 | 15% |
Male | 881 | 85% | |
Neurological level | Paraplegia | 558 | 54% |
Tetraplegia | 447 | 43% | |
_missing | 34 | 3% | |
ASIA Impairment | A | 678 | 65% |
B | 144 | 14% | |
C | 109 | 10% | |
D | 70 | 7% | |
_missing | 38 | 4% | |
Severity group | C1-C4 ABC | 130 | 12% |
C5-C8 ABC | 277 | 27% | |
T1-S5 ABC | 512 | 49% | |
all D | 70 | 7% | |
_missing | 50 | 5% | |
Readmitted from | Home | 788 | 76% |
Acute gen. med. ward | 131 | 13% | |
Nursing home | 13 | 1% | |
Rehabilitation | 46 | 4% | |
SCI Rehab. Center | 8 | 1% | |
_missing | 53 | 5% | |
Destination at discharge | Home | 985 | 95% |
Acute gen. med. ward | 21 | 2% | |
Nursing home | 13 | 1% | |
Rehabilitation | 18 | 2% | |
SCI Rehab. Center | 2 | 0% |
