Table 7.
Univariate analysis by country comparing those with younger participants with older ones
| US | Japan | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Younger | Older |
P- value |
Younger | Older |
P- value |
| Total | 24 (49%) | 25 (51%) | 41 (50%) | 40 (50%) | ||
| Treatment preference | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Replantation | 21 (87%) | 21 (84%) | 34 (83%) | 33 (83%) | ||
| Revision amputation | 3 (13%) | 4 (16%) | 7 (17%) | 7 (17%) | ||
| Importance of factors in decision | ||||||
| Function | 0.58 | 1 | ||||
| Important | 18 (75%) | 21 (84%) | 35 (85%) | 35 (88%) | ||
| Moderate | 5 (21%) | 4 (16%) | 5 (12%) | 4 (10%) | ||
| Not important | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (2%) | ||
| Appearance | 0.93 | 0.94 | ||||
| Important | 9 (38%) | 8 (32%) | 26 (63%) | 24 (60%) | ||
| Moderate | 6 (25%) | 6 (24%) | 10 (24%) | 10 (25%) | ||
| Not important | 9 (38%) | 11 (44%) | 5 (12%) | 6 (15%) | ||
| Sensation of the affected finger | 0.31 | 0.60 | ||||
| Important | 13 (54%) | 11 (44%) | 33 (80%) | 30 (75%) | ||
| Moderate | 8 (33%) | 13 (52%) | 6 (15%) | 9 (23%) | ||
| Not important | 3 (13%) | 1 (4%) | 2 (5%) | 1 (2%) | ||
| Cost of the procedure | 0.81 | 0.78 | ||||
| Important | 5 (21%) | 5 (20%) | 17 (41%) | 14 (35%) | ||
| Moderate | 9 (38%) | 12 (48%) | 13 (32%) | 12 (30%) | ||
| Not important | 10 (42%) | 8 (32%) | 11 (27%) | 14 (35%) | ||
| Insurance coverage | 0.27 | 0.86 | ||||
| Important | 16 (67%) | 11 (44%) | 25 (61%) | 23 (58%) | ||
| Moderate | 4 (17%) | 9 (36%) | 10 (24%) | 9 (23%) | ||
| Not important | 4 (17%) | 5 (20%) | 6 (15%) | 8 (20%) | ||
| Chance of survival of the replant | 0.14 | 0.75 | ||||
| Important | 15 (63%) | 17 (68%) | 36 (88%) | 33 (83%) | ||
| Moderate | 9 (37%) | 5 (20%) | 4 (10%) | 6 (15%) | ||
| Not important | 0 (%) | 3 (12%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | ||
| Recovery time | 1 | 0.63 | ||||
| Important | 8 (33%) | 8 (32%) | 16 (39%) | 13 (33%) | ||
| Moderate | 9 (38%) | 10 (40%) | 14 (34%) | 18 (45%) | ||
| Not important | 7 (29%) | 7 (28%) | 11 (27%) | 9 (22%) | ||
| Time away from work | 0.31 | <0.01 | ||||
| Important | 13 (54%) | 8 (32%) | 22 (54%) | 10 (25%) | ||
| Moderate | 5 (21%) | 8 (32%) | 16 (39%) | 18 (45%) | ||
| Not important | 6 (25%) | 9 (36%) | 3 (7%) | 12 (30%) | ||
| Attitudes on Body integrity | ||||||
| Agree (it should be preserved) | 0 (0%) | 4 (16%) | 0.08 | 18 (44%) | 19 (48%) | 0.38 |
| Neutral | 9 (37%) | 5 (20%) | 14 (34%) | 17 (43%) | ||
| Disagree (preservation is not important) | 15 (63%) | 16 (64%) | 9 (22%) | 4 (10%) | ||
| Estimate on Stigma towards finger amputees | ||||||
| Agree (there will be stigma) | 8 (33%) | 11 (44%) | 0.81 | 13 (32%) | 12 (30%) | 0.10 |
| Neutral | 10 (42%) | 9 (36%) | 16 (39%) | 8 (20%) | ||
| Disagree (there will not be stigma) | 6 (25%) | 5 (20%) | 12 (29%) | 20 (40%) | ||