Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population.

	MT group(n = 20)	PE group(n = 20)
	Mean ± SD / Median(range)		t/Z	P- value
Age (years)	32.60 ± 7.39	29.60 ± 6.87	1.329	0.192
Height (cm)	167.70 ± 6.84	170.05 ± 6.17	1.141	0.261
Weight (kg)	67.13 ± 9.74	68.13 ± 11.64	0.295	0.770
BMI (kg/m²)	23.84 ± 2.57	23.24 ± 3.63	0.608	0.547
Months since amputation	13(3–51)	13.5(3-53)	0.176	0.862
Stump length (bone end) (cm)	20.96 ± 5.58	20.78 ± 5.44	0.100	0.921
Stump length (soft tissue end) (cm)	24.49 ± 5.64	23.86 ± 5.50	0.358	0.723
	n(%)		χ²	P- value
Sex			0.000	1.000
Male	12(60)	13(65)
Female	8(40)	7(35)
Amputated side			0.401	0.527
Right	12(60)	9(50)
Left	8(40)	11(50)
Educational status
	1.168	0.761
Primary	6(30)	4(20)
Secondary	3(15)	5(25)
High	8(40)	9(45)
University	3(15)	2(10)
Employment status			–	–
Unemployed	5(25)	7(35)
White collar	7(35)	5(25)
Manual worker	4(20)	4(20)
Retired	1(5)	1(5)
Tradesman	3(15)	3(15)
Marital status			0.000	1.000
Married	12(60)	12(60)
Single	8(40)	8(40)

MT group: mirror therapy group, PE Group II: Phantom exercise group, SD: standard deviation. P < 0.05 was considered significant based on t: independent sample t-test, z: Mann–Whitney U Test, and χ²: chi-square test BMI: body mass index