Quality of Life among Egyptian Patients with Upper and Lower Limb Amputation: Sex Differences

Table 4

Correlation of some research variables and dimensions of quality of life among patients.

Research variable	Quality of life dimensions (SF-36)
	Physical component	Mental component
Age
<40 years	0.283	−0.021*
≥40 years	−0.580	0.561
Gender
(i) Male	0.065	0.216
(ii) Female	0.028*	0.042*
Marital status
(i) Married	0.293	0.05*
(ii) Not married	0.314	0.282
Residence
(i) Rural	0.20	0.07
(ii) Urban	0.462	0.49
Educational level
(i) Illiterate	0.315	0.154
(ii) Literate	0.213	0.104*
Causes of amputation
(i) Vascular	0.54	0.48
(ii) Nonvascular	0.49	0.62
Site of amputation
(i) Upper limb	0.044*	0.073
(ii) Lower limb	0.161	0.034*

∗Significance at 𝑃<0.05.