Table 5 Prevalence of prosthetic status and needs by demographic characteristics
| 听 | Prosthetic status | Prosthetic needs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable N = 586 | No prosthesis n (%) | With prosthesis n (%) | p-value | No prosthetic need n (%) | With prosthetic need n (%) | p-value |
Gender | ||||||
听听Male | 209 (88.9) | 26 (11.1) | 听 | 158 (67.2) | 77 (32.8) | *0.015 |
Female | 279 (79.5) | 72 (20.5) | *0.003 | 201 (57.3) | 150(42.7) | 听 |
Ethnicity | ||||||
听听Malay | 400 (83.3) | 80 (16.7) | 听 | 300 (62.5) | 180(37.5) | 0.328 |
听听Indian | 86 (86.9) | 13 (13.1) | *0.000 | 56 (56.6) | 43 (43.4) | 听 |
听听Chinese | 2 (28.6) | 5 (71.4) | 听 | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | 听 |
Age | ||||||
听听19-29 | 103 (98.1) | 2 (1.9) | 听 | 94(89.5) | 11 (10.5) | *0.000 |
听听30-39 | 113 (94.2) | 7 (5.8) | 听 | 89 (74.2) | 31(25.8) | 听 |
听听40-49 | 115 (82.1) | 25 (17.9) | *0.000 | 71 (50.7) | 69 (49.3) | 听 |
听听50-59 | 90 (72.6) | 34 (27.4) | 听 | 62 (50.0) | 62 (50.0) | 听 |
听听60 and above | 67 (69.1) | 30 (30.9) | 听 | 43 (44.3) | 54 (55.7) | 听 |