Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants
| Characteristics | N = 339 |
|---|---|
| Age (years) (Mean, SD) | 46, 16.0 |
| BMI (Mean, SD) | 23.5, 3.6 |
| Gender (%) | |
| Male | 180 (53.1) |
| Female | 159 (46.9) |
| Marital status (%) | |
| Single | 78 (23.0) |
| Married or with partner | 238 (70.2) |
| Divorced | 12 (3.5) |
| Widowed | 11 (3.2) |
| Educational level (%) | |
| Elementary school | 114 (33.6) |
| High school | 94 (27.7) |
| College or higher | 131 (38.6) |
| Other chronic disease (%) | 91 (26.8) |
| Injury location (%) | |
| Upper limb (Shoulder/Elbow/Arm/wrist/hand) | 76 (22.4) |
| Upper leg/Hip/ Pelvis | 65 (19.2) |
| Lower leg/Knee | 127 (37.5) |
| Ankle/foot | 60 (17.7) |
| Hip and Upper limb | 2 (0.6) |
| Knee and Upper limb | 5 (1.5) |
| Hip and Knee | 1 (0.3) |
| Hip and Knee and Upper limb | 1 (0.3) |
| Knee and Ankle/foot | 2 (0.6) |
| Diagnosis (%) | |
| Fracture | 27 (8.0) |
| Arthritis | 78 (23.0) |
| Bruise or/and trauma | 65 (19.2) |
| Other | 169 (49.9) |
| Received relevant operation | 151 (44.5) |
A total of 339 patients were involving in our study. All values, except for age and BMI (mean ± standard deviation), are given as the number of patients, with the percentage in parentheses