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Table 1 Demographic characteristics

From: Predictors of the use of analgesic drugs 1 year after joint replacement: a single-center analysis of 13,000 hip and knee replacements

 

Hip replacement

Knee replacement

Total number, n

6238

7501

Age, mean (SD), years

67.59 (10.63)

69.67 (9.52)

Female

53.2%

67.7%

Bilateral operation, n (%)

418 (6.7%)

1225 (16.3%)

BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2*

28.2 (4.7)

29.9 (4.8)

Charlson Comorbidity Index**

 0

4685 (75.1%)

5239 (69.8%)

 1

1128 (18.1%)

1621 (21.6%)

 > 2

425 (6.8%)

641 (8.5%)

Diabetes, n (%)

473 (7.6%)

744 (9.9%)

Cardiac disease***, n (%)

699 (11.2)

904 (12.1%)

Psychotic disorder, n (%)

92 (1.5%)

137 (1.8%)

Neurodegenerative disease (Alzheimer or Parkinson), n (%)

86 (1.4%)

111 (1.5%)

Pulmonary disease, n (%)

373 (6.0%)

619 (8.3%)

Hypertension, n (%)

1656 (26.5%)

2491 (33.2%)

History of malignancy, n (%)

182 (2.9%)

273 (3.6%)

Epilepsy, n (%)

67 (1.1%)

74 (1.0%)

Antidepressant****, n (%)

621 (10.0%)

840 (11.2%)

Preoperative analgesic use, n (%)

 Any analgesic

2959 (47.4%)

2960 (39.5%)

 Acetaminophen

870 (13.9%)

894 (11.9%)

 NSAID

2095 (33.6%)

1983 (26.4%)

 Opioid

870 (13.9%)

685 (9.1%)

KSS Knee Score, n (%)

 Poor (< 60)

 

3965 (52.9%)

 Fair (60–70)

 

642 (8.6%)

 Good or excellent (> 70)

 

277 (3.7%)

 Missing

 

2617 (34.9%)

KSS Function Score, n (%)

 Poor (< 60)

 

2760 (36.8%)

 Fair (60–70)

 

623 (8.3%)

 Good or Excellent (> 70)

 

1473 (19.6%)

 Missing

 

2645 (35.3%)

Harris Hip Score, n (%)

 Poor (< 70)

3801 (60.9%)

 

 Fair (70–80)

240 (3.8%)

 

 Good or excellent (> 80)

59 (0.9%)

 

 Missing

2138 (34.3%)

 
  1. SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index
  2. *Missing on 825 (13.2%) of hip and 997 (13.3%) of knee patients
  3. ** Modified Charlson Comorbidity Index
  4. ***Coronary artery disease, heart failure, chronic arrhythmia
  5. ****Redeemed antidepressant 1 year before surgery