Research Article

Spinal Cord Injury due to Tumour or Metastasis in Aragón, Northeastern Spain (1991–2008): Incidence, Time Trends, and Neurological Function

Table 1

Incidence and demographics of spinal cord injury due to primary tumour or metastasis in Aragón, Spain, 1991–2008. European population taken as standard for direct adjustment.

1991–20002001–2008Total

SCI incidence
Number of cases325890
Crude incidence rate2.75.84.1
Adjusted incidence rate2.54.8
Males2.24.2
Females2.85.3
Sex, % male43.843.143.3
Age, mean (SD)
Total52.1 (19.5)60.1 (17.0)57.3 (18.3)
Males52.5 (19.6)57.7 (19.6)55.8 (19.5)
Females51.8 (20.0)62.0 (14.9)58.4 (17.4)