Research Article

Association between Functional Severity and Amputation Type with Rehabilitation Outcomes in Patients with Lower Limb Amputation

Table 2

Coefficient estimates from multiple linear regression models: predictors for length of stay and discharge FIM rating, source UDSMR database.

VariablesLength of stayDischarge FIM rating
Coefficient estimateConfidence interval (95%)Coefficient estimateConfidence interval (95%)

Age, yrs0.03*0.02 to 0.032−0.29*−0.31 to −0.27
Male0.27*0.12 to 0.432−1.27*−1.69 to −0.85
White−0.24*−0.40 to −0.0882.32*1.90 to 2.73
Married−0.78*−0.93 to −0.63−0.22−0.62 to 0.18
Dysvascular0.11−0.06 to 0.29−1.14*−1.61 to −0.66
Diabetes0.35*0.18 to 0.52−0.014−0.45 to 0.43
Comorbid, sum0.26*0.22 to 0.29−0.53*−0.62 to −0.45
CMG 1003 (Ref)
 CMG 1002−3.22*−3.96 to −2.518.17*16.23 to 20.11
 CMG 1001−4.16*−5.37 to −2.923.02*19.79 to 26.25
bl TF (Ref)
 bl TT−0.41−0.91 to 0.103.08*1.74 to 4.42
 ul TF−0.59*−0.98 to −0.193.76*2.72 to 4.81
 ul TT−0.42*−0.79 to −0.046.17*5.18 to 7.16
CMG 1002 × bl TT0.13−0.88 to 1.1−1.76−4.44 to .92
CMG 1002 × ul TF−0.14−0.93 to 0.66−0.45−2.56 to 1.66
CMG 1002 × ul TT−0.25−1.01 to 0.51−3.15*−5.16 to −1.13
CMG 1001 × bl TT−0.89−2.53 to 0.76−3.65−8.01 to 0.70
CMG 1001 × ul TF−0.95−2.27 to 0.36−1.46−4.94 to 2.03
CMG 1001 × ul TT−1.92*−3.18 to −0.65−2.97−6.32 to 0.38

ul = unilateral, bl = bilateral, TF = transfemoral, and TT = transtibial.
*Significance at .
× = interaction term.