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. 2021 Mar 6;142(7):1499–1509. doi: 10.1007/s00402-021-03826-y

Table 3.

Demographic data of the subgroups according to the BMI

BMI < 25 kg/m2 (n = 12) BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (n = 22) p value
BMI [kg/m2] mean ± SD (95%-CI) 22.2 ± 2.1 ( (20.8–23.5) 29.1 ± 3.0 (27.7–30.4) 0.002b
Sex, n (%) 0.7a
 Male 8 (66.7) 17 (77.3)
 Female 4 (33.3) 5 (22.7)
Side, n (%) 0.049d
 Left 6 (50) 15 (68.2)
 Right 4 (33.3) 7 (31.8)
 Bilateral 2 (16.7) 0
Reason for amputation, n (%) 0.1d
 Trauma 10 (83.3) 13 (59.1)
 Tumor 0 (0) 1 (4.5)
 Vascular disease 1 (8.3) 0
 Iatrogenic complications 1 (8.3) 8 (36.4)
Fracture, n (%) 0.7a
 Yes 6 (50) 9 (40.9)
 No 6 (50) 13 (59.1)
Age [years] mean ± SD (95%-CI) 46.1 ± 9.2 (40.2–52.0) 50.2 ± 9.8 (45.9–54.5) 0.2e
Age at amputation [years] mean ± SD (95%-CI) 25.8 ± 11.2 (18.7–33.0) 36.9 ± 12.4 (31.4–42.3) < 0.001b
Months amputation to TOPS mean ± SD (95%-CI) 204.7 ± 171.4 (95.6–313.6) 119.7 ± 97.9 (76.4–163.2) 0.1e
Use of prostheses [hours] mean ± SD (95%-CI) 11.9 ± 4.9 (8.8–15.0) 13.2 ± 3.5 (11.7–14.8) 0.6b
ASA Score mean ± SD (95%-CI) 1.9 ± 0.3 (1.7–2.1) 2.1 ± 0.4 (1.9–2.2)** 0.5d
CCI [%] mean ± SD (95%-CI) 97.2 ± 1.0 (96.5–97.8) 92.8 ± 10.7 (88.0–97.5)** 0.1b