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. 2004 Nov 9;91(11):1858–1865. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602220

Table 3. Characteristics of survivors reporting disability and TESS and QOL-CS scores below the 25th.

Characteristic No. Self-rating disabled (%) TESS score below 25th percentile (%) QOL-CS score below 25th percentile (%)
Age/surgery group
 ⩽12/Amp 121 24.2 15.8 20.0
 ⩽12/LS 63 17.5 17.5 22.2
 >12/Amp 215 30.5 28.6 29.1
 >12/LS 129 22.7 28.1 25.8
         
Amputation status
 Amputation 336 28.2 24.0 25.8
 Limb-sparing surgery 192 20.9 24.6 24.6
         
General health        
 Good/excellent health 457 27.7 21.9 21.4
 Fair/poor health 49 61.2 53.1 69.4
         
Gender        
 Female 270 26.2 29.2 28.8
 Male 258 24.9 19.1 21.8
         
Education        
 No H.S. graduation 21 57.1 52.4 47.6
 H.S. graduation 235 27.4 23.9 23.5
 College graduation 239 21.1 21.1 25.3
         
Age at questionnaire completion
 ⩽30 years old 132 16.8 15.3 17.6
 31–35 years old 145 22.9 22.8 22.9
 36–39 years old 128 26.0 26.8 30.7
 ⩾40 years old 123 27.7 32.8 31.2