Table 2 Athlete characteristics

Number of athletes¹

 N

14 (100)

8 (57)

6 (43)

Age²

 Years

34 (9)

32 (11)

36 (8)

BMI²

 Overall (kg/m²)

22 (4)

24 (5)

20 (2)

SCI¹

 Yes

11 (79)

5 (63)

6 (100)

 No

3 (21)

3 (38)

0 (0)

SCI etiology¹

 Traumatic

5 (46)

1 (20)

4 (67)

 Non-traumatic

6 (55)

4 (80)

2 (33)

SCI lesion level¹

 Tetraplegia

4 (36)

2 (40)

2 (33)

 Paraplegia

7 (64)

3 (60)

4 (67)

AIS score²

 A

5 (63)

2 (67)

3 (60)

 B

1 (13)

0 (0)

1 (20)

 C

1 (13)

0 (0)

1 (20)

 D

1 (13)

1 (33)

0 (0)

Diagnosis¹

 Meningomyelocele

5 (63)

3 (50)

2 (100)

 Multiple sclerosis

2 (25)

2 (33)

0 (0)

 Arthrogryposis

1 (13)

1 (17)

0 (0)

Sport¹

 Cycling (handbike)

4 (29)

1 (13)

3 (50)

 Athletics (wheelchair racing)

3 (21)

1 (13)

2 (33)

 Tennis

3 (21)

3 (38)

0 (0)

 Others³

4 (29)

3 (38)

1 (17)

Training per week²

 Weekly (h)

8.1 (2.9)

8.3 (3.5)

8.0 (2.1)