Baseline Prevalence of Heart Diseases, Hypertension, Diabetes, and Obesity in Persons with Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Potential Threats in the Recovery Trajectory | Zendy

Anbesaw W. Selassie | Zendy; Leah Snipe | Zendy; Kendrea L. Focht | Zendy; Wodajo Welldaregay | Zendy

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Baseline Prevalence of Heart Diseases, Hypertension, Diabetes, and Obesity in Persons with Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Potential Threats in the Recovery Trajectory

Author(s) -

Anbesaw W. Selassie,

Leah Snipe,

Kendrea L. Focht,

Wodajo Welldaregay

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597

H-Index - 35

eISSN - 1945-5763

pISSN - 1082-0744

DOI - 10.1310/sci1903-172

Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , obesity , spinal cord injury , odds ratio , logistic regression , disease , acute care , odds , rehabilitation , physical therapy , emergency medicine , health care , spinal cord , endocrinology , psychiatry , economic growth , economics

Chronic diseases impede the recovery trajectory of acutely injured persons with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI). This study compares the odds of prevalent heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and obesity between persons with TSCI and persons with lower extremity fractures (LEF) who were discharged from acute care facilities.

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