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Table 1 Participant characteristics by amputation level

From: Clinical mobility metrics estimate and characterize physical activity following lower-limb amputation

 

Transtibial amputation

(n = 23)

Transfemoral amputation

(n = 12)

p Value

Sex (female)†

8 (34.8%)

5 (41.7%)

0.726

Age (years)§

63.0 ± 10.4

58.8 ± 9.5

0.243

Height (m)§

1.7 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

0.217

Weight (kg)§

96.0 ± 26.1

85.8 ± 18.1

0.235

Time since amputation (years)‡

4.0 (2.0, 10.0)

10.5 (7.5, 31.0)

0.031

Houghton Scale (0–12)‡

10.0 (9.0, 12.0)

10.0 (8.0, 10.8)

0.327

Physical activity (steps/day)§

4112 ± 2075

4244 ± 2049

0.859

Etiology†

  

 Dysvascular

7 (30.4%)

0 (0.0%)

0.026

 Trauma

4 (17.4%)

6 (50.0%)

 Cancer

1 (4.3%)

2 (16.7%)

 Congenital

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Infection

10 (43.5%)

1 (8.3%)

 Other

1 (4.3%)

3 (25.0%)

  1. †Data presented as N (% of sample)
  2. §Data presented as mean ± standard deviation
  3. ‡Data presented as median (25th, 75th percentile)