Research Article
Quality of Life among Egyptian Patients with Upper and Lower Limb Amputation: Sex Differences
Table 2
Clinical characteristics of the sample.
| Characteristics | Male () | Female () |
Total () | No | % | No | % | No | % |
| Causes of amputation | | | | | | | Vascular | 18 | 30.50 | 16 | 39.02 | 34 | 34 | Diabetes | 30 | 50.84 | 21 | 51.21 | 51 | 51 | Accident | 11 | 18.64 | 3 | 7.31 | 14 | 14 | Others | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.43 | 1 | 1 | Place of amputation | | | | | | | Upper limb | 28 | 47.45 | 19 | 46.34 | 47 | 47 | Lower limb | 31 | 52.54 | 22 | 53.65 | 53 | 53 | Comorbidity | | | | | | | Yes | 29 | 49.15 | 16 | 39.02 | 45 | 45 | No | 30 | 50.84 | 25 | 60.97 | 55 | 55 |
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