Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics according to injury status during the study period
From: Factors associated with the likelihood of fall-related injury among people with lower limb loss
Characteristic | Total | Injury | No injury | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 255 | n = 44 | n = 211 | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age, years, mean(SD) | 55.7 (15.2) | 57.4 (11.7) | 55.2 (16.0) | 0.29 |
Sex | ||||
 Male | 176 (69.0) | 25 (56.8) | 151 (71.6) | 0.03 |
 Female | 79 (31.0) | 19 (43.2) | 60 (28.4) |  |
Race | ||||
 White | 212 (83.1) | 41 (93.2) | 171 (81.0) | 0.06 |
 Non-White | 41 (16.1) | 3 (6.8) | 38 (18.0) |  |
Etiology | ||||
 Vascular | 112 (43.9) | 24 (54.5) | 88 (41.7) | 0.30 |
 Non-vascular | 131 (51.4) | 20 (45.5) | 111 (52.6) |  |
Amputation level | ||||
 TFA/bilateral TFA | 125 (49.0) | 14 (31.8) | 111 (52.6) | 0.02 |
 TTA/bilateral TTA | 114 (44.7) | 26 (59.1) | 88 (41.7) |  |
Houghton score: ≥9 | 128 (50.2) | 19 (43.2) | 109 (51.7) | 0.54 |
 6–8 | 71 (27.8) | 14 (31.8) | 57 (27.0) |  |
 0–5 | 43 (16.9) | 9 (20.5) | 34 (16.1) |  |
Falls in 12Â months | ||||
 None | 4 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 4 (1.9) | 0.06 |
 1 | 90 (35.3) | 22 (50.0) | 68 (32.2) |  |
  ≥ 2 | 161 (63.1) | 22 (50.0) | 139 (65.8) |  |
ABC, mean (SD) | 32.6 (16.3) | 30.7 (14.7) | 33.0 (16.7) | 0.35 |
TUG test, seconds, mean (SD) | 11.3 (12.2) | 13.1 (10.9) | 11.0 (12.5) | 0.48 |
TMW test, feet, mean (SD) | 90.3 (45.3) | 89.9 (41.7) | 90.3 (46.1) | 0.95 |
Berg Balance Scale items, mean (SD) | 3.0 (1.2) | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.0 (1.3) | 0.26 |