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. 2017 Aug 2;12(8):e0182482. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182482

Table 2. Median values of continuous and ordinal factors for interested and uninterested participants.

Factor MYO TMR PNI CI Increased interest occurs with:
UI INT p b UI INT p b UI INT p b UI INT p b
Age 43.0 43.0 0.189 48.5 40.0 < 0.001 48.5 42.0 .001 48.0 37.0 < 0.001 Decreased age
Time Since Amputation a 14.5 7.5 0.012 12.0 7.0 < 0.001 14.0 7.0 < 0.001 11.0 6.0 0.008 Decreased time since amputation
Level of Limb Loss 3 3 0.843 3 3 0.951 3 3 0.678 3 3 0.782 n/a
Pain Frequency 2 4 0.025 2 4 0.001 2 4.50 < 0.001 3 5 < 0.001 Increased frequency of pain
Prosthesis Necessity 2 4 0.005 4 4 0.202 4 4 0.731 4 4 0.026 Increased perceived prosthesis necessity
Prosthesis Satisfaction a 5 4 < 0.001 4 4 0.008 4 4 0.034 4 4 0.037 Decreased satisfaction
Functional Satisfaction 4 4 0.005 4 3 0.006 4 3 0.001 4 4 0.370 Decreased satisfaction
Education 2 2 0.419 2 2 0.005 2 2 0.201 2 2 0.015 Decreased educational attainment

UI, uninterested; INT, interested; MYO, myoelectric control; TMR, targeted muscle reinnervation; PNI, peripheral nerve interfaces; CI, cortical interfaces.

a not relevant for all participants;

b p values were calculated using Mann-Whitney U tests