Research Article
Quality of Life among Egyptian Patients with Upper and Lower Limb Amputation: Sex Differences
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the studied amputation patients.
| Characteristics | Male () | Female () |
Total () | No | % | No | % | No | % |
| Age in years | | | | | | | <40 | 13 | 22.03 | 2 | 4.87 | 15 | 15 | 40–49 | 19 | 32.20 | 17 | 41.46 | 36 | 36 | 50–59 | 26 | 44.06 | 22 | 53.65 | 48 | 48 | 59+ | 1 | 1.69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mean ± SD | | | | Marital status | | | | | | | Single | 3 | 5.08 | 1 | 2.43 | 4 | 4 | Married | 45 | 76.82 | 25 | 60.97 | 70 | 70 | Divorced | 6 | 10.16 | 2 | 4.87 | 8 | 8 | Widowed | 5 | 8.47 | 13 | 31.70 | 18 | 18 | Educational level | | | | | | | Illiterate | 13 | 22.03 | 8 | 38.1 | 21 | 21 | Primary | 16 | 27.11 | 15 | 23.8 | 31 | 21 | Secondary | 25 | 42.37 | 15 | 23.8 | 40 | 40 | High | 5 | 8.47 | 3 | 14.3 | 8 | 8 | Type of work | | | | | | | Mental | 19 | 32.20 | 11 | 26.82 | 31 | 32 | Physical | 40 | 67.79 | 30 | 73.17 | 69 | 68 | Residence | | | | | | | Urban | 29 | 49.15 | 19 | 46.34 | 48 | 48 | Rural | 30 | 50.84 | 22 | 53.65 | 52 | 52 | Living accommodation | | | | | | | With family | 41 | 69.49 | 39 | 95.12 | 80 | 80 | With relatives | 18 | 30.50 | 2 | 4.87 | 20 | 20 | Alone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Monthly income | | | | | | | Satisfaction | 23 | 33.98 | 14 | 34.14 | 37 | 37 | Unsatisfaction | 36 | 61.01 | 27 | 65.85 | 63 | 63 |
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