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Table 1 Demographic, health, and mobility-related characteristics common to lower limb prosthesis (LLP) users as well as age- and gender-matched controls (CONT)

From: After scaling to body size hip strength of the residual limb exceeds that of the intact limb among unilateral lower limb prosthesis users

 

Group

Median (Q1, Q3)

p-value

Age (years)

LLP

55.0 (44.0, 60.8)

0.993

CONT

55.0 (39.5, 62.8)

Body mass (kg)

LLP

82.2 (68.7, 100.2)

0.641

CONT

78.3 (64.3, 96.1)

Height (m)

LLP

1.74 (1.68, 1.82)

0.133

CONT

1.71 (1.65, 1.78)

PROMIS-29

Physical function

LLP

41.8 (37.9, 48.3)

 < 0.001

CONT

57.0 (57.0, 57.0)

PROMIS-29 Fatigue

LLP

48.6 (46.0, 55.1)

0.003

CONT

43.1 (33.7, 48.6)

CCI

LLP

1 (0, 2)

0.027

CONT

0 (0,1)

  1. CCI Charlson Co-morbidity Index; PLUS-M Prosthetic Limb Users Survey of Mobility; Q1 first quartile; Q3 third quartile