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. 2023 Apr 3;5:19. doi: 10.1186/s42836-023-00172-9

Table 2.

Associations of BMI with pain/opioid use after THA

First author Year Study design n Follow-up BMI groups (% of patient) Outcome measures Associations of high BMI with postoperative pain/opioid use
Prentice [9] 2019 RC 12,560 1 yr

 < 30 (60.8); 30–35 (24.5);

 > 35 (14.6)

Opioid usage Greater postoperative opioid use after initial 90-day recovery period
Li [13] 2017 RC 2040 6 mo

25–29.9 (37); 30–34.9 (22);

35–39.9 (10); ≥ 40 (4)

PCS, HOOS Worse pain at baseline and 6 months, more improvement postoperatively
Rajamaki [21] 2015 CC 54 1–2 yr  < 30 (53); 30–35 (31); > 35 (16) Questionnaire Higher proportion of patients with pain
Judge [24] 2014 RS 1431 1 yr

 < 25 (33); 25–30 (42); 30–35 (18);

35–40 (5.5); > 40 (1.7)

OHS Worse pain, low clinical difference
Motaghedi [26] 2014 PC 60 1 d  < 25 (33); 25–30 (33); > 30 (33) VRS No association
Judge [2] 2013 PC 1431 1–5 yr

 < 25 (33); 25–30 (42); 30–35 (18);

35–40 (5.5); > 40 (1.7)

OHS Worse pain
Jones [35] 2012 PC 231 3 yr  > 35 (14) WOMAC Worse pain at 6 months; no association at 3 years
Liu [36] 2012 CC 428 1 d 30a VAS for pain Worse pain, low clinical significance
Smith [37] 2012 PC 1318 3 yr NA HHS Worse pain
Singh [46] 2010 CC 5707, 3289 2 yr, 5 yr

 < 25 (24); 25–29.9 (39); 30–34.9 (24);

35–39.9 (8); ≥ 40 (1)

Questionnaire Worse pain
Busato [7] 2008 RC 20,553 3, 6, 9, 12 yr  < 25 (38); 25–30 (44); > 30 (18) Questionnaire No association
Kessler [50] 2007 PC 67 10 d, 3 mo  < 25 (16); 25–30 (54); > 30 (30) WOMAC No association
Moran [51] 2005 PC 800 6, 18 mo 28a (range, 14–49) HHS Worse pain

BMI Body mass index, CC Case control, CI Confidence interval, HHS Harris Hip Score, HOOS Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, NA Not available, OHS Oxford Hip Score, OR Odds ratio, PC Prospective cohort, PCS Pain catastrophizing scale, RC Retrospective cohort, SD Standard deviation, VAS Visual analog scale, VRS Verbal rating scale

aExpressed as mean BMI