Table 4.
Association between different parameters and the number of visits to the orthopedic workshop
| Determinants | Total number of visits to orthopedic workshop in past year (Spearman’s rho) | p |
| Body weight (kg) (N = 381) | -0.022 | 0.663 |
| BMI (kg/m2) (N = 380) | -0.042 | 0.416 |
| Age (y) (N = 381) | -0.036 | 0.479 |
| Walking distance outdoors (m/day)a (N = 375) | -0.017 | 0.741 |
| Use of walking aid (N = 379) | Median (IQR) | |
| Yes | 6 (3;11) | 0.043 |
| No | 5 (3;8) | |
| Reason for amputation (N = 380) | ||
| Trauma | 4 (2;7) | 0.005 |
| Diabetes and/or PAD | 6 (3;11) | |
| Other | 6 (4;12) | |
| Malignancy | 7 (3;14) | |
| Infection | 5 (3;9) | |
| Congenital | 4 (1;5) | |
| Number of visits to orthopedic workshop in past year, visits for fitting new prosthesis excluded (Spearman’s rho) | ||
| Body weight (kg) (N = 378) | -0.002 | 0.970 |
| BMI (kg/m2) (N = 377) | -0.008 | 0.884 |
| Age (y) (N = 378) | -0.059 | 0.254 |
| Walking distance outdoors (m/day)a (N = 372) | -0.030 | 0.566 |
| Use of walking aid (N = 376) | Median (IQR) | |
| Yes | 4 (2;8) | 0.007 |
| No | 4 (1;7) | |
| Reason for amputation (N = 377) | ||
| Trauma | 3 (2;6) | 0.009 |
| Diabetes and/or PAD | 4 (2;8) | |
| Other | 5 (3;9) | |
| Malignancy | 6 (2;12) | |
| Infection | 5 (2;9) | |
| Congenital | 2 (1;4) | |
aWalking distance outdoors: <100 m, 100–200 m, 500 1000 m, > 1000 m