Table 1 Patients’ characteristics and cardiovascular changes
From: Prediction of autonomic dysreflexia during urodynamics: a prospective cohort study
Characteristics | All patients (n = 300) | Female (n = 41) | Male (n = 259) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) age (years) | 51 (16) | 57 (18) | 51 (16) | 0.016 |
Mean (SD) time after SCI (years) | 10 (12) | 6 (10) | 11 (12) | 0.019 |
Stage of SCIa | ||||
Acute vs. chronic, no. (%) | 68 (23) vs. 232 (7) | 16 (39) vs. 25 (61) | 52 (20) vs. 207 (80) | 0.007 |
Type of plegia | ||||
Tetraplegic vs. paraplegic, no. (%) | 98 (33) vs. 202 (67) | 11 (27) vs. 30 (73) | 87 (45) vs. 172 (65) | 0.391 |
Completeness of lesion (AIS) | ||||
Complete (AIS A) vs. incomplete (AIS B-D), no. (%) | 120 (40) vs. 180 (60) | 9 (22) vs. 32 (78) | 111 (43) vs. 148 (57) | 0.011 |
Motor complete (AIS A–B) vs. incomplete (AIS C–D), no. (%) | 170 (57) vs. 130 (43) | 15 (37) vs. 26 (63) | 155 (60) vs. 104 (40) | 0.005 |
AIS A, no. (%) | 120 (40) | 9 (22) | 111 (43) | |
AIS B, no. (%) | 50 (17) | 6 (15) | 44 (17) | |
AIS C, no. (%) | 45 (15) | 9 (22) | 36 (14) | |
AIS D, no. (%) | 85 (28) | 17 (41) | 68 (26) | |
Lesion level | ||||
At or above T6 vs. below T6, No. (%) | 166 (55) vs. 134 (45) | 16 (39) vs. 25 (61) | 150 (58) vs. 109 (42) | 0.024 |
Cervical, no. (%) | 98 (33) | 11 (27) | 87 (33) | |
Thoracic, no. (%) | 172 (57) | 20 (49) | 152 (59) | |
Lumbar (L1–L2), no. (%) | 30 (10) | 10 (24) | 20 (8) | |
Start of UDIb | ||||
Blood pressure | ||||
Mean (SD) systolic (mmHg) | 127 (23) | 123 (24) | 127 (23) | 0.237 |
Mean (SD) diastolic (mmHg) | 76 (13) | 71 (15) | 76 (13) | 0.010 |
Mean (SD) heart rate (bpm) | 75 (15) | 76 (14) | 75 (16) | 0.956 |
Cardiovascular change (Δ) during UDIb | ||||
Blood pressure | ||||
Mean (SD) systolic (mmHg) | 42 (34) | 38 (22) | 43 (35) | 0.384 |
Mean (SD) diastolic (mmHg) | 17 (14) | 18 (12) | 17 (14) | 0.697 |
Mean (SD) heart rate (bpm) | –8 (14) | –5 (10) | –8 (15) | 0.086 |
Presence of NDOb | ||||
Yes vs. No, no. (%) | 249 (83) vs. 51 (17) | 34 (83) vs. 7 (17) | 215 (83) vs. 44 (17) | 0.989 |