Project Type
modular
Project Lead Center
South Florida SCIMS
Project Start Date
09/01/2021
Project End Date
08/31/2026
Participating Centers
National Capital Spinal Cord Injury Model System
Minnesota Regional Spinal Cord Injury Model System
Baylor Scott and White Spinal Cord Injury Model System
Virginia Consortium for SCI Care

Past studies have identified excessive cardiometabolic disease (CMD) risk after SCI. In the 2016-2021 SCIMS cycle, four SCIMS centers led by the SFSCIMS: 1) explored early CMD risks and 2) examined whether SCI stakeholders were aware of these risks. Our first manuscript reported a daunting 74% of subjects were obese within two months of SCI vs. 38.5% of controls (p