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Table 2 Primary outcomes and subscores

From: Dynamic body-weight support to boost rehabilitation outcomes in patients with non-traumatic spinal cord injury: an observational study

Variables

Historical control group

DBWS group

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

FIM gain

 Total

36 (12)

48 (11)

 Self care

14 (4.5)

17 (4.3)

 Sphincter

4.6 (3.3)a

7.9 (2.1)a

 Mobility

7.4 (5.9)

11 (2.6)

 Locomotion

3.5 (2.6)

6.3 (2.9)

 Cognition

2.9 (2.1)

2.4 (1.4)

 Social cognition

3.0 (2.2)

3.5 (2.4)

Length of stay (days)

29 (31)

21 (12)

Variables

Historical control group

DBWS group

[range 5–109 days]

[range 10–50 days]

FIM efficiency (points/day)

 Total

2.4 (1.7)

2.8 (1.4)

 Self care

1.0 (0.8)

1.0 (0.5)

 Sphincter

0.3 (0.3)

0.4 (0.2)

 Mobility

0.4 (0.3)

0.6 (0.3)

 Locomotion

0.3 (0.3)

0.4 (0.3)

 Cognition

0.1 (0.1)

0.1 (0.1)

 Social cognition

0.2 (0.2)

0.2 (0.2)

  1. DBWS Dynamic Body-weight Support, FIM Functional Independence Measure
  2. aStatistically significant difference