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Table 1 Sociodemographic profile of sample at baseline

From: The ostomy leak impact tool: development and validation of a new patient-reported tool to measure the burden of leakage in ostomy device users

 

Country

UK

US

France

Total

Sex

 Male (n,%)

75 (52.4)

42 (32.3)

38 (56.7)

155 (45.6)

 Female (n,%)

68 (47.6)

88 (67.7)

29 (43.3)

185 (54.4)

Age (mean, SD)

57.5 (14.0)

60.5 (12.5)

61.2 (12.6)

59.4 (13.2)

Colostomy

 Yes (n, %)

55 (38.5)

49 (37.7)

43 (64.2)

147 (43.2)

Ileostomy (n, %)

89 (62.2)

82 (63.1)

25 (37.3)

196 (57.6)

In the last 7 days, have you experienced leakage? Yes (n,%)

73 (51.0)

58 (44.6)

28 (41.8)

159 (46.8)

 Leakage under the baseplate only (n,%)

48 (33.6)

36 (27.7)

22 (32.8)

106 (31.2)

 Leakage outside the baseplate (n,%)

43 (30.1)

33 (25.4)

17 (25.4)

93 (27.4)