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Table 1 Characteristic of the study population

From: The Locomotor Capabilities Index; validity and reliability of the Swedish version in adults with lower limb amputation

 

Discriminative validity I

&

Internal consistency

Discriminative validity II

Convergent validity I

Convergent validity II

&

Test-retest reliability

Number of amputees

144

123

40

20

Age, mean (range) yrs

74 (40–93)

74 (40–93)

74 (41–89)

76 (41–91)

Women, n (%)

55 (38)

50 (41)

15 (38)

10 (50)

Unilateral amputees, n (%)

    

   TT

110 (76)

110 (89)

40 (100)

13 (65)

   TF/KD

18 (13)

0

0

1 (5)

Bilateral amputees, n (%)

    

   TT + TT/AD

14 (9.7)

13 (11)

 

5 (25)

   TT + TF/KD

2 (1.3)

0

 

1 (5)

Time from prosthetic fitting to LCI testing, mean (range) wks

38 (3–418)

38 (3–418)

20 (3–135)

91 (4–231)

  1. Data for 64 amputees from Hässleholm-Kristianstad (not available for amputees from the other 3 centers)
  2. TF, trans-femoral; KD, knee disarticulation; TT, trans-tibial; AD, ankle disarticulation