Diabetes increases financial burden of individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI)

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Study estimated the association of diabetes comorbidity with family income in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI). A total number of 1,408 individuals identified with TSCI were surveyed regarding family income as well as clinical and demographic factors. Due to income being reported in censored intervals rather than individual dollar values, interval regression was used to estimate models of the association of family income with diabetes. Approximately 12 percent of individuals with TSCI reported being diagnosed with diabetes. The most frequent family income interval in this sample was

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