“I was trying to look after myself, but I really wasn’t”: Understanding patient’s perspectives on risk factors for lower extremity amputations

Table 1 Participant characteristics

Participant ID	Gender	Age (years)	Ethnicity	Working status	Residential Location in SA^a	Duration of T2DM (Years)	Number of LEA’s
P1	Female	53	Caucasian	Employed	Metropolitan	12	1
P2	Male	78	Caucasian	Retired	Metropolitan	40	2
P3	Male	59	Caucasian	Retired	Metropolitan	20	2
P4	Male	80	Caucasian	Retired	Metropolitan	15	2
P5	Female	44	Caucasian	Unemployed	Metropolitan	26	1
P6	Male	65	Caucasian	Retired	Metropolitan	15	1
P7	Male	57	Caucasian	Employed	Metropolitan	32	2
P8	Male	76	Caucasian	Retired	Rural	32	1
P9	Male	65	Caucasian	Retired	Rural	25	2
P10	Male	82	Caucasian	Retired	Metropolitan	20	1
P11	Male	63	Caucasian	Retired	Rural	35	1
P12	Male	72	Aboriginal	Retired	Rural	40	2
P13	Male	72	Caucasian	Retired	Metropolitan	30	1
P14	Male	71	Aboriginal	Retired	Metropolitan	10	1
P15	Male	59	Caucasian	Retired	Metropolitan	26	2

^aRural was defined as any residential location included in the Australian bureau of section of state, category two (bounded locality) and three (rural balance) [41]

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