Upon entry into the study, 64% of the group reported their overall health status as "good," 16% reported it as excellent, while 20% reported their health status to be fair or poor. When asked about their ability to engage in desired life activities, at baseline 61% rated their functional abilities as excellent or good, while 39% rated them as fair or poor. Twenty-three percent reported they had been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease before coming to the study, while 19% indicated they had high blood pressure and 14% indicated they had diabetes. When asked about secondary conditions (additional physical or mental health conditions that occur as a result of the SCI), this group reported joint and muscle pain and chronic pain as their two most frequent secondary conditions, followed by the next four conditions ranked in descending order: sexual dysfunction, bladder dysfunction, physical fitness and conditioning problems, and fatigue.