Table 1

The demographic and injury characteristics.

Variablesn (%)
Age in years (range)37.6±11.5 (18-62)
Duration of injury in years (range)10.6±6.2 (1-20)
Gender
 Female14 (23)
 Male47 (77)
Marital status
 Single25 (41)
 Married36 (59)
Level of injury
 Paraplegic46 (75)
 Tetraplegic15 (25)
Cause of injury
 Car accident40 (65.5)
 Falling9 (14.7)
 Gunshot injury8 (13.3)
 Others4 (6.5)
Education level
 High school9 (14.8)
 Diploma18 (29.5)
 University34 (55.7)
Occupation
 Unemployed24 (39.4)
 Employed20 (32.8)
 Retired6 (9.8)
 Student3 (4.9)
 Unanswered8 (13.1)