Table 1 Characteristics of respondents completing the first questionnaire (n = 567)
% | ||
|---|---|---|
Age years, mean (range) | 57.5 (22.2–91.2) | |
Female | 322 | 56.8 |
Marital statusa | ||
Divorced/separated | 77 | 13.6 |
Cohabitant/married | 379 | 66.8 |
Single | 47 | 8.3 |
Widowed | 46 | 8.1 |
Education | ||
Under 10 yrs | 157 | 27.7 |
10–12 yrs | 206 | 36.3 |
University | 181 | 31.9 |
Body mass index (kg/m2), median range | 27.4 (14.4–61.0) | |
Current smoker | 136 | 25.2 |
Diabetes | 34 | 6.0 |
Fracture classification, Weber | ||
A | 15 | 2.6 |
B | 383 | 67.5 |
C | 156 | 27.5 |
Fracture, clinical features | ||
Uni-malleolar | 294 | 52.5 |
Bimalleolar | 128 | 22.9 |
Trimalleolar | 138 | 24.6 |
Physical status (ASA classification) | ||
Completely healthy fit | 197 | 34.7 |
Mild systemic disease | 340 | 60.0 |
Severe systemic disease, not incapacitating | 30 | 5.3 |
Postoperative length of stay in days, median (range) | ||
Surgery duration in minutes, median (range) | 76.0 (7–352) | |
Waiting time for surgery in days, median (range) | 5.0 (0–68) | |