Table 1 Demographic and outcome characteristics of study population
Variables | Median | IQR | |
|---|---|---|---|
LOS (days) | Â | Lower | Upper |
 Entire Cohort | 7 | 3 | 16 |
 Major LEA Cohort | 11 | 5 | 23 |
 Minor LEA Cohort | 5 | 1 | 10 |
LOS Category (days) | N | % | |
 Short (≤ 7) | 1702 | 54.5 | |
 Prolonged (>  7) | 1421 | 45.5 | |
Age (years) | |||
 0–34 | 211 | 6.8 | |
 35–54 | 603 | 19.3 | |
 55–69 | 1065 | 34.1 | |
 70+ | 1244 | 39.8 | |
Sex | |||
 Female | 1033 | 33.1 | |
 Male | 2090 | 66.9 | |
Diabetes | |||
 No | 1103 | 35.3 | |
 Yes | 2020 | 64.7 | |
Surgeon Specialty | |||
 Vascular | 1059 | 33.9 | |
 General | 1191 | 38.1 | |
 Orthopedic | 873 | 28.0 | |
Residence Types | |||
 Non-Urban | 1222 | 39.1 | |
 Urban | 1901 | 60.9 | |
Level of Amputation | |||
 Minor | 1757 | 56.3 | |
 Major | 1366 | 43.7 | |
Ethnicity | |||
 General Population (GP) | 2434 | 77.9 | |
 Registered Indian (RI) | 689 | 22.1 | |
Health Facility/ Hospital Type | |||
 Provincial | 2720 | 87.1 | |
 Other | 403 | 12.9 | |