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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Feb 17.
Published in final edited form as: J Surg Res. 2024 May 6;299:68–75. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.03.011

Table 2 –

Demographic information of enrolled patient participants (n = 18).

Patient characteristics Mean (SD)/n (%)
Age (mean, SD) 61.78 (9.11) 
Race
 White 16 (88.9%)
 Black/African American 1 (5.6%)
 Other 1 (5.6%)
Ethnicity
 Not Hispanic or Latino 17 (94.4%)
 Hispanic or Latino 1 (5.6%)
Education
 Some high school 1 (5.6%)
 High school  6 (33.3%)
 Some college  5 (27.8%)
 Graduated college  6 (33.3%)
Marital status
 Single (never married)  2 (11.1%)
 Married/domestic partnership  8 (44.4%)
 Separated 1 (5.6%)
 Divorced  5 (27.8%)
 Widowed  2 (11.1%)
Living status
 At home with spouse or family or friend 12 (66.7%)
 At home alone  6 (33.3%)
Smoking status
 Nonsmoker 12 (66.7%)
 Currently smoking  6 (33.3%)
Patient status
 Preop  2 (11.1%)
 Postop 16 (88.9%)
Amputation level*
 Mid-foot (transmetatarsal)  5 (31.3%)
 Below-knee (transtibial) 11 (68.8%)
*

Excludes participants enrolled preamputation.