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. 2003 Nov 12;13(1):32–37. doi: 10.1007/s00586-003-0643-7

Table 3.

Pre- and postoperative performance of basic activities of daily living

BADL function Diabetic group, n (%) Control group, n (%)
Preoperative Postoperative pa Preoperative Postoperative pa
Getting out of bed 37 (73) 12 (24) <0.001 31 (53) 11 (19) 0.0001
Bathing 26 (51) 14 (25) 0.0037 29 (50) 12 (21) <0.0001
Dressing 25 (49) 10 (20) 0.0018 17 (29) 3 (5) 0.0013
Walking distance (m)
  <50 7 (14) 4 (8) >0.05 6 (10) 3 (5) >0.05
  <500 but >50 31 (61) 27 (53) >0.05 32 (55) 18 (31) 0.0096
  <2000 but >500 8 (15) 12 (24) >0.05 11 (19) 21 (36) 0.038
  >2000 5 (10) 8 (15) >0.05 9 (16) 16 (28) >0.05
Incontinence
  Urinary 9 (18) 9 (18) >0.05 4 (7) 4 (7) >0.05
  Fecal 3 (6) 2 (4) >0.05 - - -

aChi-square test