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. 2022 Oct 20;38:56–64. doi: 10.1016/j.jot.2022.09.004

Table 2.

Demographic description. The descriptive data show the demographics of the intention-to-treat patient (ITT) population at inclusion (baseline), as well as the per-protocol (PP) patients, providing patient-reported outcomes at the five- and ten-year follow-ups.

Continuous variables
Mean [STDEV; Median] (Range)
Baseline (ITT)
(N ​= ​51a)
5 years (PP)
(N ​= ​40a)
10 years (PP)
(N ​= ​37a)
Age at amputation (years) 32 [14; 31] (12–64) 32 [15; 31] (12–64) 32 [14; 31] (12–60)
Age at inclusion (years) 44 [12; 46] (20–65) 44 [13; 46] (20–65) 44 [12; 46] (20–62)
Time from amputation to S1 (years) 12 [11; 7] (1–42) 12 [11; 7] (1–42) 12 [11; 8] (1–42)
Weight at inclusion (kg) 74 [17; 75] (40–115) 74 [17; 75] (45–115) 74 [17; 75] (45–115)
Height at inclusion (cm) 172 [10; 174] (154–194) 173 [11; 173] (155–194) 173 [10; 174] (155–194)
BMI at inclusion
25 [4; 24] (16–38)
25 [5; 24] (16–38)
25 [5; 24] (16–38)
Nominal variables n (%)
Baseline
5 years
10 years
Sex Female 23 (45%) 19 (47.5%) 18 (49%)
Male 28 (55%) 21 (52.5%) 19 (51%)
Reason for amputation Trauma 33 (64.7%) 26 (65%) 25 (68%)
Tumour 12 (23.5%) 9 (22.5%) 9 (24%)
Infection 4 (7.8%) 3 (7.5%) 1 (2.7%)
Arterial embolus 2 (3.9%) 2 (5%) 2 (5.4%)
Unilateral/bilateral TFAb Unilateral 45 (88%) 35 (87.5%) 32 (86%)
Bilateral 6 (12%) 5 (12.5%) 5 (14%)
Smoker at inclusion Smoker 11 (22%) 8 (20%) 6 (16%)
Nonsmoker 40 (78%) 32 (80%) 31 (84%)
Socket-prosthesis user at inclusionc User 42 (82%) 34 (85%) 31 (84%)
Nonuser 9 (18%) 6 (15%) 6 (16%)
Nationality Swedish 25 (49%) 20 (50%) 18 (49%)
Other nationality 26 (51%) 20 (50%) 19 (51%)
a

N refers to the number of individuals who have completed PROs.

b

TFA ​= ​Transfemoral amputation

c

A prosthetic user was defined as one normally wearing a prosthesis at least one day per week.