Research Article
Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Simplified Chinese Version of the Lower Extremity Functional Scale
Table 1
Characteristics of patients with lower extremity musculoskeletal disorders (
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| | Characteristics | Mean (SD) or median | (%) |
| | Age (yr), mean (SD) | 53.5 (18.0) | | | Sex | | | | Male | | 101 (47.4%) | | Female | | 112 (52.6%) | | Height (cm), mean (SD) | 169.5 (10.2) | | | Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 71.4 (19.5) | | | Disease duration (yr), median | 8.3 | | | Marital status | | | | Single | | 50 (23.5%) | | Married | | 163 (76.5%) | | Education | | | | Elementary | | 49 (23.0%) | | Secondary | | 108 (50.7%) | | University | | 56 (26.3%) | | Side involved, right/left () | | 98/115 | | Types of musculoskeletal dysfunction | | | | Osteoarthritis | | 45 (21.2%) | | Muscle strain | | 38 (17.8%) | | Ligament injury | | 32 (15.0%) | | Meniscal injury | | 27 (12.6%) | | Patellofemoral pain | | 19 (8.9%) | | Fracture | | 21 (9.9%) | | Nonspecific sprain | | 31 (14.6%) | | Site | | | | Hip and thigh | | 75 (23.0%) | | Knee and leg | | 97 (23.0%) | | Ankle and foot | | 41 (23.0%) | | Surgery (yes/no) | | 31/182 | | LEFS score, mean (SD) | 45.1 (19.2) | | | PCS, mean (SD) | 37.5 (14.3) | | | MCS, mean (SD) | 48.2 (20.1) | | | Numbers of missing items | | | | 0 | | 173 (81.2%) | | 1 | | 15 (7.0%) | | 2 | | 11 (5.2%) | | 3 | | 9 (4.2%) | | 4 | | 5 (2.3%) |
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SD: standard deviation; : number; yr: year; LEFS: Lower Extremity Functional Scale; PCS: physical component scale; MCS: mental component scale. |
