Table 1.
Sample Characteristics
| Overall (N=348) | By Discharge Destination | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inpatient Rehabilitation (n=192) | Skilled Nursing Facility (n=73) | Home (n=83) | ||
| Age in years; mean (SD) | 63.7 (13.1) | 64.0 (12.3) | 66.1 (13.8) | 60.92 (13.8) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 40.8% | 40.0% | 43.8% | 39.8% |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| Black/African American | 27.6% | 23.9%a,b | 32.9% | 31.3% |
| Other race/ethnicity | 72.4% | 76.0%a,b | 67.1% | 68.7% |
| Married | 44.8% | 47.4%a | 31.5%b | 50.6% |
| Economic Status | ||||
| Employed | 39.7% | 43.7%b | 37.0% | 32.5% |
| Low Income | 38.1% | 40.6% | 37.0% | 32.6% |
| Missing Income | 27.6% | 20.3%a,b | 37.0% | 36.1% |
| Prior Living Arrangements | ||||
| Nursing Home | 6.3% | 4.2%a | 17.8%b | 1.2% |
| Physical Environment | ||||
| Accessible Home | 93.1% | 95.8%a | 87.7% | 91.6% |
| Pre-Operative Functioning | ||||
| # of Comorbidites | 5.4 (2.1) | 5.4 (2.0) | 5.4 (2.2) | 5.2 (2.1) |
| Diabetes | 75.6% | 77.1% | 76.7% | 71.1% |
| SF-36 Physical Component | 31.9 (10.2) | 32.1 (10.1) | 30.5 (10.2) | 32.6 (10.4) |
| Summary Score | ||||
| SF-36 Mental Component | 45.8 (13.1) | 46.1 (13.8) | 43.7 (13.3) | 46.8 (11.1) |
| Summary Score | ||||
| IADLs only | 23.6% | 28.1%a | 13.7%b | 21.7% |
| 1–2 ADLs | 20.7% | 20.8% | 19.2% | 21.7% |
| 3+ ADLs | 16.9% | 13.5%a | 30.1%b | 13.2% |
| Any Peri-operative Complications | 7.5% | 6.8%a | 12.3%b | 4.8% |
| Amputation Level | ||||
| Unilateral Transfemoral | 15.8% | 14.1%a | 23.3%b | 13.2% |
| Unilateral Transtibial | 45.1% | 55.7%a | 37.0%b | 27.7% |
| Bilateral | 25.8% | 22.9% | 24.7% | 33.7% |
| Geographic Location | ||||
| Wisconsin | 50.3% | 56.8%a | 39.7% | 44.6% |
| Maryland | 49.7% | 43.2%a | 60.3% | 55.4% |
| Insurance Coverage | ||||
| Medicare | 71.0% | 71.9% | 78.1%b | 62.6% |
| Medicaid or state program | 8.3% | 9.9%a | 4.1% | 8.4% |
| Other (primarily private/commercial insurance) | 20.7% | 18.2%b | 17.8% | 28.9% |
a
Significantly different from Skilled Nursing Facility group at the p<0.05 level (two-sided test).
b
Significantly different from Home discharge group at the p<0.05 level (two-sided test).