Table 1.
Characteristics of respondents completing the first questionnaire (n = 567)
| % | ||
|---|---|---|
| Age years, mean (range) | 57.5 (22.2–91.2) | |
| Female | 322 | 56.8 |
| Marital statusa | ||
| Divorced/separated | 77 | 13.6 |
| Cohabitant/married | 379 | 66.8 |
| Single | 47 | 8.3 |
| Widowed | 46 | 8.1 |
| Education | ||
| Under 10 yrs | 157 | 27.7 |
| 10–12 yrs | 206 | 36.3 |
| University | 181 | 31.9 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), median range | 27.4 (14.4–61.0) | |
| Current smoker | 136 | 25.2 |
| Diabetes | 34 | 6.0 |
| Fracture classification, Weber | ||
| A | 15 | 2.6 |
| B | 383 | 67.5 |
| C | 156 | 27.5 |
| Fracture, clinical features | ||
| Uni-malleolar | 294 | 52.5 |
| Bimalleolar | 128 | 22.9 |
| Trimalleolar | 138 | 24.6 |
| Physical status (ASA classification) | ||
| Completely healthy fit | 197 | 34.7 |
| Mild systemic disease | 340 | 60.0 |
| Severe systemic disease, not incapacitating | 30 | 5.3 |
| Postoperative length of stay in days, median (range) | ||
| Surgery duration in minutes, median (range) | 76.0 (7–352) | |
| Waiting time for surgery in days, median (range) | 5.0 (0–68) | |
aPercentages do not sum to 100 due to missing data