The validation of the Dutch SF-Qualiveen, a questionnaire on urinary-specific quality of life, in spinal cord injury patients

Table 2 Clinical characteristics

		Patients	Controls	P-value
N		57	50
Age at examination		53.2 ± 14.6	42.3 ± 14.2	<0.001
Sex	Male	37 (64.9%)	26 (52.0%)	0.176
Sex	Female	20 (35.1%)	24 (48.0%)
Years after SCI		13.1 ± 12.8
Level of SCI	Cervical	15 (26.3%)
	Thoracic	31 (54.4%)
	Lumbar	11 (19.3%)
ASIA Impairment Scale	A	23 (40.3%)
	B	5 (8.8%)
	C	7 (12.3%)
	D	20 (35.1%)
		Missing: 2 (3.5%)
Mobility	Fully ambulatory	4 (7.0%)
	Limited walking	16 (28.1%)
	Wheelchair only	35 (61.4%)
		Missing: 2 (3.5%)
Manner of bladder emptying	(normal) voiding	5 (8.8%)
	Abdominal pressure	1 (1.8%)
	Total incontinence	1 (1.8%)
	Intermittent catheterization	27 (47.4%)
	Indwelling catheter	22 (38.6%)
		Missing: 1 (1.8%)

Results are presented as mean ± standard deviations for continuous data and counts and percentages for discrete data. ASIA Impairment Scale, American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale (A: Complete, B: Sensory incomplete, C: Motor incomplete - half of key muscle functions below the neurological level of injury have a muscle grade less than 3, D: Motor incomplete - at least half of key muscle functions below the neurological level of injury have a muscle grade > 3) [16]; SCI, Spinal Cord Injury

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