Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Swiss people with spinal cord conditions had lower functioning
Scores averaged 53.6 for lower-body paralysis and 52.0 for four-limb paralysis, versus 74.7 among general-population participants without a history of heart attack…Scores averaged 53.6 for lower-body paralysis and 52.0 for four-limb paralysis, versus 74.7 among general-population participants without a history of heart attack, stroke or cancer.

Cross-sectional · 1,311 peopleBiomarkers
Who was studied1,311 Swiss people with spinal cord injury or disease
What changedFunctioning scores averaged 53.6 with lower-body paralysis and 52.0 with four-limb paralysis, against 74.7 without heart attack, stroke, or cancer
The catchIndividual changes in functioning with aging were not measured