Health impact of SCI measured by LE, loss-of-LE, LMC (US$ with 3% discount) and SCI-related LMC stratified by sex, age and traumatic causes (MV injuries and falls)
| Death (n) | SMR | LE (year) | Loss-of-LE (year) | LMC (US$) | SCI-related LMC (US$) | |
| All | 1976 | 34 (33 to 36) | 17.6 (16.6 to 19.6) | 13.3 (11.1 to 14.1) | 82 772 (78 949 to 86 998) | 56 542 (51 757 to 60 806) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1546 | 33 (31 to 35) | 17.5 (16.1 to 19.6) | 13.0 (10.9 to 14.5) | 83 501 (78 188 to 89 331) | 55 325 (50 908 to 60 504) |
| Female | 430 | 39 (35 to 43) | 17.7 (15.1 to 22.4) | 14.3 (9.4 to 16.9) | 79 497 (69 518 to 85 539) | 54 772 (47 686 to 61 465) |
| Age, year | ||||||
| 16–39 | 237 | 77 (68 to 87) | 27.8 (23.5 to 35.7) | 20.5 (12.7 to 24.9) | 95 534 (85 740 to 106 539) | 62 725 (54 754 to 71 476) |
| 40–59 | 664 | 52 (48 to 56) | 16.8 (15.4 to 19.0) | 13.1 (10.8 to 14.4) | 89 830 (82 981 to 97 148) | 60 615 (54 355 to 66 734) |
| 60–99 | 1075 | 26 (24 to 27) | 7.9 (7.5 to 8.5) | 7.0 (6.4 to 7.5) | 59 785 (56 880 to 63 498) | 39 753 (37 060 to 43 137) |
| Traumatic causes | ||||||
| MV injuries | 462 | 32 (29 to 35) | 16.9 (15.4 to 19.5) | 17.5 (15.0 to 19.0)* | 80 867 (75 505 to 86 638) | 54 334 (48 348 to 60 241) |
| Falls | 402 | 30 (27 to 33) | 18.0 (15.5 to 22.0) | 11.7 (7.8 to 14.6)* | 75 301 (68 276 to 81 654) | 48 152 (43 022 to 54 590) |
Values are numbers (95% CI).
*P<0.05, comparison between MV and fall-related SCI.
LE, life expectancy; LMC, lifetime medical cost; MV, motor vehicle; SCI, spinal cord injury; SMR, standardised mortality ratio.