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Table 2 Characteristics of participants (n = 89)

From: The extent of using mobility assistive devices can partly explain fatigue among persons with late effects of polio – a retrospective registry study in Sweden

Participants

n (%)

Gender

 Female

48 (54)

Age (years)

 Range

19–93 years

  19–29

5 (6)

  30–49

12 (13)

  50–69

40 (45)

  70 ≥

32 (36)

Country of birth

 Nordic countries

65 (73)

 Outside the Nordic countries

24 (27)

Post-polio syndrome (PPS)

88 (99)

Occupation/employment level

 Unemployed

6 (7)

 Working ≤50%

5 (6)

 Working 100%

28 (31)

 Early retirement

7 (8)

 Retired

43 (48)

Use of assistive devices

 No walking devices

59 (66)

 Crutches, cane and/or walker

20 (22)

 Wheelchair occasionally

5 (6)

 Wheelchair

5 (6)