Table 2.
Demographics and amputation related characteristics of study samples
| Study 1
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Study 2
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| n | % | n | % | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 143 | 71.9% | 46 | 76.7% |
| Female | 56 | 28.1% | 14 | 23.3% |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 147 | 73.9% | 56 | 93.3% |
| Others | 49 | 24.6% | 4 | 6.7% |
| Not reported | 3 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Education | ||||
| Some high school | 13 | 6.5% | 1 | 1.7% |
| High school/GED | 51 | 25.6% | 11 | 18.3% |
| Some college/technical degree | 81 | 40.7% | 20 | 33.3% |
| College degree | 36 | 18.1% | 16 | 26.7% |
| Advanced degree | 17 | 8.5% | 12 | 20.0% |
| Not reported | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Employment | ||||
| Employed | 57 | 28.6% | 24 | 40.0% |
| Homemaker | 8 | 4.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Retired | 54 | 27.1% | 20 | 33.3% |
| On disability | 66 | 33.2% | 13 | 21.7% |
| Unemployed | 8 | 4.0% | 3 | 5.0% |
| Student | 6 | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Amputation Level | ||||
| Ankle disarticulation (Symes) | 4 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transtibial | 146 | 73.4% | 41 | 68.3% |
| Knee disarticulation | 6 | 3.0% | 1 | 1.7% |
| Transfemoral | 34 | 17.1% | 18 | 30.0% |
| Not reported | 9 | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Etiology | ||||
| Trauma | 81 | 40.7% | 36 | 60.0% |
| Dysvascular complications (including diabetes and PVD) | 83 | 41.7% | 9 | 15.0% |
| Cancer or non-malignant tumor | 8 | 4.0% | 4 | 6.7% |
| Infection | 15 | 7.5% | 10 | 16.7% |
| Congenital | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 1.7% |
| Not reported | 10 | 5.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
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| Age at time of survey (years) | 55.17 | 14.44 | 60.96 | 11 |
| Age at amputation (years) | 44.16 | 19.06 | 41.76 | 17.75 |
| Time since amputation (years) | 11.01 | 13.07 | 19.2 | 16 |
Note. Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding. SD: Standard Deviation. GED: General Educational Development. PVD: Peripheral vascular disease.